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WORLD STATISTICS

Rankings

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

homicides per 100,000 people. Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via World Bank.

149 countries. Each uses its most recent reported year (2018–2023); countries without a report in the last five years of coverage are excluded. Regional aggregates are not ranked.

  1. 4Jamaica492023
  2. 5Ecuador462023
  3. 7Haiti412023
  4. 9St. Lucia392023
  5. 10Bahamas, The322022
  6. 11Honduras312023
  7. 12Belize282022
  8. 13Dominica272023
  9. 15Colombia252023
  10. 16Mexico252023
  11. 17Guatemala232023
  12. 18Brazil192023
  13. 19Guyana192023
  14. 20Costa Rica182023
  15. 21Nigeria162023
  16. 23Grenada142023
  17. 25Eswatini132021
  18. 26Panama122023
  19. 27Botswana112021
  20. 28Nicaragua112021
  21. 29Uruguay112023
  22. 30Palau112018
  23. 31Namibia112021
  24. 34Uganda8.972023
  25. 35Peru8.602021
  26. 36Seychelles7.972022
  27. 37El Salvador7.902022
  28. 38Barbados7.442023
  29. 39Cabo Verde6.992020
  30. 40Paraguay6.782023
  31. 42Cameroon6.762022
  32. 43Zimbabwe6.762022
  33. 44Suriname6.522023
  34. 45Chile6.352023
  35. 46Samoa6.262018
  36. 47Bermuda6.182023
  37. 48Mongolia5.922023
  38. 49United States5.762023
  39. 50Liechtenstein5.122021
  40. 51Kenya4.872022
  41. 52Tunisia4.692020
  42. 53Argentina4.492023
  43. 54Cuba4.462019
  44. 55Bolivia4.422023
  45. 56Cayman Islands4.372020
  46. 57Philippines4.352023
  47. 58Pakistan4.332023
  48. 59Guam4.332019
  49. 60Afghanistan4.032021
  50. 61Ukraine3.782021
  51. 62Tanzania3.752020
  52. 63Rwanda3.612020
  53. 64Sri Lanka3.312019
  54. 65Turkiye3.232023
  55. 66India2.822022
  56. 67Lithuania2.632023
  57. 68Andorra2.582020
  58. 69Myanmar2.582023
  59. 70Kazakhstan2.552022
  60. 71Moldova2.542023
  61. 72Latvia2.502023
  62. 73Bhutan2.472020
  63. 74Belarus2.382019
  64. 75Bangladesh2.342018
  65. 76Mauritius2.272022
  66. 77Lebanon2.242020
  67. 78Sierra Leone2.222020
  68. 79Armenia2.212023
  69. 80Azerbaijan2.162023
  70. 81Nepal2.132020
  71. 82Fiji2.062023
  72. 83Georgia2.032019
  73. 84Canada1.982023
  74. 85Kosovo1.892021
  75. 86Ghana1.832022
  76. 87Kyrgyz Republic1.752020
  77. 88Morocco1.712023
  78. 89Israel1.632022
  79. 90Estonia1.542023
  80. 91Luxembourg1.532022
  81. 92North Macedonia1.532023
  82. 93New Zealand1.462022
  83. 94Uzbekistan1.402021
  84. 95Albania1.392023
  85. 96France1.342023
  86. 97Serbia1.312023
  87. 98Iceland1.292023
  88. 100Algeria1.162023
  89. 101Sweden1.152023
  90. 102Slovak Republic1.122023
  91. 103United Kingdom1.122021
  92. 104Romania1.112023
  93. 105Bulgaria1.092023
  94. 106Belgium1.082021
  95. 107Mauritania1.002020
  96. 108Jordan0.992023
  97. 109Finland0.982023
  98. 110Tonga0.952019
  99. 111Saudi Arabia0.942019
  100. 112Germany0.912023
  101. 114Tajikistan0.892020
  102. 115Austria0.882023
  103. 116Australia0.852023
  104. 117Denmark0.842023
  105. 118Greece0.842023
  106. 119Cyprus0.822023
  107. 120Poland0.802023
  108. 121Montenegro0.792023
  109. 122Czechia0.772023
  110. 123Malaysia0.732023
  111. 124Norway0.722023
  112. 125Hungary0.722023
  113. 126Portugal0.722022
  114. 128Netherlands0.692023
  115. 129Spain0.692023
  116. 130Croatia0.672023
  117. 131Ireland0.652023
  118. 133Maldives0.622019
  119. 134Switzerland0.602023
  120. 135Italy0.572023
  121. 136Slovenia0.572023
  122. 137Malta0.562023
  123. 138Macao SAR, China0.562023
  124. 139China0.502020
  125. 140Korea, Rep.0.482023
  126. 142Vanuatu0.332020
  127. 143Indonesia0.302022
  128. 144Kuwait0.252020
  129. 145Japan0.232023
  130. 146Bahrain0.202022
  131. 147Oman0.142023
  132. 148Qatar0.072022
  133. 149Singapore0.072023