# List of countries by intentional homicide rate

The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per 100,000 population per year. For example, a homicide rate of 30 out of 100,000 is presented in the table as "30", and corresponds to 0.03% of the population dying by homicide. The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary. Only UNODC-vetted data is used in the main table to maintain consistency. In some cases, it may not be as up to date as other sources.
Homicide rates may be under-reported for political reasons.
A study undertaken by the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development estimated that there were approximately 490,000 intentional homicides globally in 2004, for a rate of 7.6 per 100,000. UNODC calculated a global estimated rate of 6.9 per 100,000 in 2010; 6.2 per 100,000 in 2012; 6.1 per 100,000 in 2017; and a rate of 5.61 per 100,000 for 2022.

## Definition

Intentional homicide is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its Global Study on Homicide report thus:
   Within the broad range of violent deaths, the core element of intentional homicide is the complete liability of the direct perpetrator, which thus excludes killings directly related to war or conflicts, self-inflicted death (suicide), killings due to legal interventions or justifiable killings (such as self-defence), and those deaths caused when the perpetrator was reckless or negligent but did not intend to take a human life (non-intentional homicide).
Though some discrepancies exist in how specific categories of intentional killings are classified, the definitions used by countries to record data are generally close to the UNODC definition, making the homicide rates highly comparable at the international level. UNODC uses the homicide rate as a proxy for overall violence, as this type of crime is one of the most accurately reported and internationally comparable indicators.
Figures from the Global Study on Homicide are based on the UNODC Homicide Statistics dataset, which is derived from the criminal justice or public health systems of a variety of countries and territories. The homicide rates derived from criminal justice data (typically recorded by police authorities) and the public health system data (recorded when the cause of death is established) may diverge substantially for some countries. The two sources usually match in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, but there are large discrepancies for the three African countries reporting both sources. For the 70 countries in which neither source was made available, figures were derived from WHO statistical models.
Deaths resulting from an armed conflict between states are never included in the count. Killings caused by a non-international armed conflict may or may not be included, depending on the intensity of hostilities and whether it is classified as 'civil unrest' or a clash between organized armed groups.

## UNODC's global study

All data in this section comes from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) website.

### By region

UNODC 2023 murder counts and rates (per 100,000). Gender is for the victim. :
| Region | Overall Rate | Rate. Female | Rate. Male | Counts |
| Africa | 10.57 | 3.97 | 17.19 | 156,503 |
| Americas | 14.37 | 3.40 | 25.52 | 149,654 |
| Asia | 2.04 | 1.40 | 2.66 | 97,495 |
| Europe | 2.10 | 1.13 | 3.14 | 15,643 |
| Oceania | 2.94 | 1.92 | 3.97 | 1,342 |
| World | 5.19 | 2.11 | 8.25 | 420,638 |
Rates vary widely within regions. See info on secondary sorting within regions and subregions below.

### By country, region, or dependent territory

The regions and subregions in the table are based on the United Nations geoscheme since the table sources are United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports. The U.N. recognizes that variability in the quality and integrity of data provided by certain countries may minimize country murder rates. Go to the more detailed country info in the references, and the country links in the table for more info.
Table has a total yearly count of homicides for each country. Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Rates are to the 3rd decimal place in order to separate countries with low homicide rates.
* Note: When the regions or subregions are sorted the countries are also alphabetically sorted within those regions or subregions. Then shift-click rate or count column heads to secondarily sort countries by rates or counts within the regions or subregions previously sorted.
* Note: Table last fully updated from data retrieved 24 November 2024 from UNODC. Individual countries updated since then.
* Note: Only UNODC-vetted data is used in the table.
* Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.
Intentional homicide counts, and rates per 100,000 inhabitants. :
| Location | Rate | Count | Year | Region | Subregion |
| Afghanistan * | 4.022 | 1,613 | 2021 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Albania * | 1.387 | 39 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Algeria | 1.161 | 536 | 2023 | Africa | Northern Africa |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Andorra | 2.574 | 2 | 2020 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Angola | 4.102 | 1,196 | 2016 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Anguilla | 28.328 | 4 | 2014 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Antigua and Barbuda * | 10.665 | 10 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Argentina * | 4.309 | 1,961 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Armenia * | 2.186 | 61 | 2021 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Aruba | 1.931 | 2 | 2014 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Australia * | 0.854 | 226 | 2023 | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
| Austria * | 0.876 | 80 | 2023 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Azerbaijan * | 2.365 | 245 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Bahamas | 31.221 | 128 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Bahrain * | 0.204 | 3 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Bangladesh * | 2.340 | 3,830 | 2018 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Barbados | 15.268 | 43 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Belarus | 2.326 | 225 | 2019 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Belgium * | 1.077 | 125 | 2021 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Belize * | 27.882 | 113 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Bermuda | 6.183 | 4 | 2023 | Americas | Northern America |
| Bhutan * | 2.460 | 19 | 2020 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Bolivia * | 4.369 | 535 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.224 | 39 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Botswana | 10.547 | 273 | 2021 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Brazil * | 20.606 | 44,367 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| British Virgin Islands | 8.223 | 2 | 2006 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Brunei | 0.486 | 2 | 2013 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Bulgaria * | 1.088 | 74 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Burundi | 5.824 | 635 | 2016 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Cape Verde * | 6.179 | 36 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Cambodia * | 1.839 | 268 | 2011 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Cameroon | 4.537 | 1,202 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Canada * | 2.273 | 874 | 2022 | Americas | Northern America |
| Cayman Islands | 4.457 | 3 | 2020 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Chile * | 6.744 | 1,322 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| China * | 0.502 | 7,157 | 2020 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Colombia * | 25.269 | 13,108 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Cook Islands | 3.490 | 1 | 2012 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Costa Rica * | 17.745 | 906 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Croatia | 0.769 | 31 | 2022 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Cuba * | 4.418 | 500 | 2019 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Curaçao | 17.092 | 26 | 2007 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Cyprus * | 0.817 | 11 | 2023 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Czech Republic * | 0.768 | 83 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Denmark * | 0.986 | 58 | 2022 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Dominica | 26.121 | 19 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Dominican Republic * | 12.370 | 1,389 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Timor-Leste | 4.064 | 49 | 2015 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Ecuador * | 45.723 | 8,221 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Egypt * | 1.336 | 1,360 | 2017 | Africa | Northern Africa |
| El Salvador * | 7.828 | 496 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Eritrea | 14.573 | 474 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Estonia * | 1.536 | 21 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Eswatini | 12.665 | 151 | 2021 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Ethiopia * | 8.632 | 8,153 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Fiji | 2.173 | 20 | 2020 | Oceania | Melanesia |
| Finland * | 0.982 | 55 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| France * | 1.335 | 887 | 2023 | Europe | Western Europe |
| French Guiana | 13.300 | 39 | 2020 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| French Polynesia | 0.354 | 1 | 2009 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Georgia | 2.042 | 77 | 2019 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Germany * | 0.823 | 686 | 2022 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Ghana * | 1.813 | 607 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Gibraltar * | 3.199 | 1 | 2010 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Greece * | 0.840 | 86 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Greenland * | 5.365 | 3 | 2016 | Americas | Northern America |
| Grenada | 6.378 | 8 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Guadeloupe * | 5.781 | 23 | 2016 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Guam | 4.151 | 7 | 2019 | Oceania | Micronesia |
| Guatemala * | 19.990 | 3,520 | 2021 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1.117 | 21 | 2017 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Guyana * | 16.198 | 131 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Haiti * | 41.152 | 4,789 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Holy See * | 0 | 0 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Honduras * | 31.442 | 3,347 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Hong Kong * | 0.401 | 30 | 2022 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Hungary * | 0.774 | 75 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Iceland | 1.073 | 4 | 2022 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| India * | 2.832 | 40,130 | 2022 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Indonesia * | 0.307 | 847 | 2022 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Iran * | 2.421 | 1,936 | 2014 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Iraq | 9.410 | 3,339 | 2013 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Iraq (Central Iraq) | 15.397 | 5,459 | 2021 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Iraq (Kurdistan Region) | 2.246 | 111 | 2013 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Ireland | 0.654 | 34 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Israel * | 1.626 | 147 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Italy * | 0.545 | 322 | 2022 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Jamaica * | 49.299 | 1,400 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Japan * | 0.233 | 289 | 2022 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Jordan * | 0.988 | 113 | 2023 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Kazakhstan * | 2.634 | 511 | 2022 | Asia | Central Asia |
| Kenya * | 4.892 | 2,643 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Kiribati | 7.167 | 8 | 2012 | Oceania | Micronesia |
| Kosovo * | 1.986 | 33 | 2021 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Kuwait * | 0.252 | 11 | 2020 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Latvia * | 2.497 | 47 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Lebanon | 2.260 | 128 | 2020 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Lesotho * | 37.694 | 752 | 2008 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Liberia * | 3.117 | 135 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Liechtenstein | 5.123 | 2 | 2021 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Lithuania | 2.628 | 75 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Luxembourg | 1.544 | 10 | 2022 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Macau * | 0.568 | 4 | 2023 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Malawi * | 1.791 | 279 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Malaysia * | 0.724 | 243 | 2021 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Maldives * | 0.595 | 3 | 2019 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Malta | 0.563 | 3 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Marshall Islands | 4.013 | 2 | 1994 | Oceania | Micronesia |
| Martinique | 2.790 | 11 | 2009 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Mauritania * | 1.023 | 46 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Mauritius * | 2.232 | 29 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Mayotte | 5.816 | 12 | 2009 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Mexico * | 24.859 | 32,252 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Micronesia | 0.898 | 1 | 2019 | Oceania | Micronesia |
| Monaco | 0 | 0 | 2008 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Mongolia | 5.915 | 203 | 2023 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Montenegro * | 0.789 | 5 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Morocco | 1.705 | 643 | 2023 | Africa | Northern Africa |
| Mozambique | 3.573 | 849 | 2011 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Myanmar * | 3.872 | 2,098 | 2022 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Namibia * | 12.450 | 315 | 2021 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Nepal * | 2.102 | 617 | 2020 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Netherlands | 0.691 | 125 | 2023 | Europe | Western Europe |
| New Caledonia | 3.113 | 8 | 2009 | Oceania | Melanesia |
| New Zealand * | 1.111 | 57 | 2021 | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | 11.006 | 754 | 2021 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Niger | 4.389 | 788 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Nigeria * | 21.741 | 44,200 | 2019 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| North Macedonia | 1.529 | 28 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Northern Ireland | 1.413 | 27 | 2022 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Norway * | 0.725 | 40 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Oman * | 0.139 | 7 | 2023 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Pakistan * | 4.335 | 10,729 | 2023 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Palau | 11.195 | 2 | 2018 | Oceania | Micronesia |
| Palestine * | 1.410 | 74 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Panama * | 11.319 | 499 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Papua New Guinea * | 9.402 | 713 | 2010 | Oceania | Melanesia |
| Paraguay * | 6.961 | 472 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Peru * | 8.462 | 2,853 | 2021 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Philippines * | 4.316 | 4,764 | 2019 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Poland * | 0.802 | 311 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Portugal * | 0.797 | 82 | 2021 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Puerto Rico * | 14.312 | 464 | 2023 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Qatar * | 0.074 | 2 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| South Korea * | 0.531 | 275 | 2022 | Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Moldova * | 2.543 | 78 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Réunion | 1.699 | 15 | 2009 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Romania * | 1.109 | 212 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Russia * | 6.799 | 9,866 | 2021 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Rwanda | 3.590 | 472 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 2009 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis * | 23.081 | 11 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Saint Lucia * | 36.696 | 66 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Saint Martin | 28.727 | 10 | 2016 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.518 | 1 | 2009 | Americas | Northern America |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.405 | 42 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Samoa | 6.199 | 13 | 2018 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| San Marino | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.225 | 6 | 2011 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Saudi Arabia * | 0.795 | 285 | 2019 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Scotland | 0.967 | 53 | 2021 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Serbia * | 1.314 | 89 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Seychelles | 9.335 | 10 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sierra Leone | 2.137 | 176 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Singapore * | 0.069 | 4 | 2023 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Slovakia * | 1.124 | 62 | 2023 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Slovenia * | 0.566 | 12 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Solomon Islands | 3.682 | 19 | 2008 | Oceania | Melanesia |
| South Africa * | 45.534 | 27,272 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| South Sudan | 14.054 | 1,504 | 2012 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Spain * | 0.691 | 331 | 2023 | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Sri Lanka * | 3.427 | 742 | 2019 | Asia | Southern Asia |
| Suriname * | 7.281 | 45 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Sweden * | 1.147 | 121 | 2023 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| Switzerland * | 0.597 | 53 | 2023 | Europe | Western Europe |
| Syria | 2.073 | 463 | 2010 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Tajikistan | 0.912 | 87 | 2020 | Asia | Central Asia |
| Tanzania | 3.705 | 2,286 | 2020 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Thailand * | 4.813 | 3,307 | 2011 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Tonga * | 0.953 | 1 | 2019 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Trinidad and Tobago * | 39.516 | 605 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Tunisia | 4.621 | 562 | 2020 | Africa | Northern Africa |
| Turkey * | 3.228 | 2,817 | 2023 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Turkmenistan | 1.093 | 63 | 2015 | Asia | Central Asia |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.582 | 35 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Tuvalu * | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Uganda | 8.768 | 4,143 | 2022 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Ukraine * | 3.843 | 1,673 | 2021 | Europe | Eastern Europe |
| United Arab Emirates * | 0.752 | 71 | 2022 | Asia | Western Asia |
| United Kingdom *. England and Wales | 1.148 | 684 | 2021 | Europe | Northern Europe |
| United States * | 5.763 | 19,796 | 2023 | Americas | Northern America |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 49.631 | 52 | 2012 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Uruguay | 11.190 | 383 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Uzbekistan | 1.405 | 479 | 2021 | Asia | Central Asia |
| Vanuatu | 0.321 | 1 | 2020 | Oceania | Melanesia |
| Venezuela * | 12.607 | 3,568 | 2022 | Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Vietnam * | 1.537 | 1,358 | 2011 | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
| Yemen * | 6.311 | 1,703 | 2013 | Asia | Western Asia |
| Zambia * | 5.250 | 853 | 2015 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Zimbabwe * | 0.514 | 84 | 2023 | Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |

## Other multi-country studies

A 2024 study by InSight Crime revealed that the Turks and Caicos Islands had the highest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean. Haiti ranked second, followed by St. Kitts and Nevis in third place.