Homicide rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Homicides per 100,000 people, 2017:

The average for 2017 based on 97 countries was 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in El Salvador: 61.8 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: homicides per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Homicide rate, 2017 Global rank Available data
El Salvador 61.8 1 1994 - 2017
Jamaica 57 2 1990 - 2017
Honduras 41.7 3 1990 - 2017
Belize 37.9 4 2000 - 2017
South Africa 35.9 5 1994 - 2017
Bahamas 30.9 6 1990 - 2017
Brazil 30.5 7 1990 - 2017
Saint Lucia 29.6 8 1990 - 2017
Guatemala 26.1 9 1992 - 2017
Dominica 25.7 10 1998 - 2017
Colombia 24.9 11 1990 - 2017
Mexico 24.8 12 1990 - 2017
Puerto Rico 18.5 13 1990 - 2017
Guyana 14.8 14 1990 - 2017
Costa Rica 12.3 15 1990 - 2017
Domin. Rep. 11.3 16 1991 - 2017
Grenada 11.1 17 2000 - 2017
Uganda 11 18 1995 - 2017
Barbados 10.5 19 1990 - 2017
Panama 9.7 20 1990 - 2017
Swaziland 9.5 21 1990 - 2017
Russia 9.2 22 1990 - 2017
Philippines 8.4 23 1990 - 2017
Bermuda 8.2 24 1990 - 2017
Uruguay 8.2 25 1990 - 2017
Peru 7.7 26 2000 - 2017
Afghanistan 7.1 27 2009 - 2017
Mongolia 6.2 28 2003 - 2017
Ukraine 6.2 29 1990 - 2017
Ecuador 5.8 30 1990 - 2017
Suriname 5.5 31 2000 - 2017
USA 5.3 32 1990 - 2017
Argentina 5.1 33 2014 - 2017
Kazakhstan 5 34 1990 - 2017
Kenya 5 35 2004 - 2017
Lithuania 4.5 36 1990 - 2017
Chile 4.3 37 2003 - 2017
Kyrgyzstan 4.2 38 1990 - 2017
Latvia 4.2 39 1992 - 2017
Pakistan 4.2 40 1990 - 2017
Hungary 2.5 41 1990 - 2017
Armenia 2.4 42 1990 - 2017
Montenegro 2.4 43 2002 - 2017
Albania 2.3 44 1992 - 2017
Sri Lanka 2.3 45 1990 - 2017
Bangladesh 2.2 46 2000 - 2017
Estonia 2.2 47 1990 - 2017
Ghana 2.1 48 2001 - 2017
Morocco 2.1 49 1990 - 2017
Azerbaijan 2 50 1990 - 2017
Canada 1.8 51 1990 - 2017
Belgium 1.7 52 1990 - 2017
Bhutan 1.6 53 1990 - 2017
Bulgaria 1.5 54 1990 - 2017
North Macedonia 1.5 55 1998 - 2017
Romania 1.5 56 1990 - 2017
Slovakia 1.5 57 1990 - 2017
Cameroon 1.4 58 2000 - 2017
Jordan 1.4 59 1990 - 2017
Burkina Faso 1.3 60 2002 - 2017
France 1.3 61 1990 - 2017
Saudi Arabia 1.3 62 1999 - 2017
Bosnia & Herz. 1.2 63 1990 - 2017
Denmark 1.2 64 1990 - 2017
Finland 1.2 65 1990 - 2017
UK 1.2 66 1990 - 2017
Benin 1.1 67 2012 - 2017
Croatia 1.1 68 1990 - 2017
G.-Bissau 1.1 69 2012 - 2017
Serbia 1.1 70 2000 - 2017
Sweden 1.1 71 1990 - 2017
Uzbekistan 1.1 72 1990 - 2017
Germany 1 73 1990 - 2017
Iceland 0.9 74 1994 - 2017
Ireland 0.9 75 1990 - 2017
Slovenia 0.9 76 1990 - 2017
Australia 0.8 77 1990 - 2017
Netherlands 0.8 78 1990 - 2017
Poland 0.8 79 1990 - 2017
Greece 0.7 80 1990 - 2017
New Zealand 0.7 81 1990 - 2017
Portugal 0.7 82 1990 - 2017
Spain 0.7 83 1990 - 2017
China 0.6 84 1995 - 2017
Cyprus 0.6 85 1990 - 2017
Czechia 0.6 86 1994 - 2017
South Korea 0.6 87 1990 - 2017
Norway 0.5 88 1990 - 2017
Oman 0.5 89 2001 - 2017
Switzerland 0.5 90 1990 - 2017
UA Emirates 0.5 91 2003 - 2017
Indonesia 0.4 92 1998 - 2017
Hong Kong 0.3 93 1990 - 2017
Luxembourg 0.3 94 1994 - 2017
Macao 0.3 95 1991 - 2017
Japan 0.2 96 1990 - 2017
Singapore 0.2 97 1990 - 2017



Definition: Number of homicides per 100,000 people per year.

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1. El Salvador
2. Jamaica
3. Honduras
4. Belize
5. South Africa
6. Bahamas
7. Brazil
8. Saint Lucia
9. Guatemala
10. Dominica
11. Colombia
12. Mexico
13. Puerto Rico
14. Guyana
15. Costa Rica
16. Domin. Rep.
17. Grenada
18. Uganda
19. Barbados
20. Panama
21. Swaziland
22. Russia
23. Philippines
24. Bermuda
25. Uruguay
26. Peru
27. Afghanistan
28. Mongolia
29. Ukraine
30. Ecuador
31. Suriname
32. USA
33. Argentina
34. Kazakhstan
35. Kenya
36. Lithuania
37. Chile
38. Kyrgyzstan
39. Latvia
40. Pakistan
41. Hungary
42. Armenia
43. Montenegro
44. Albania
45. Sri Lanka
46. Bangladesh
47. Estonia
48. Ghana
49. Morocco
50. Azerbaijan
51. Canada
52. Belgium
53. Bhutan
54. Bulgaria
55. North Macedonia
56. Romania
57. Slovakia
58. Cameroon
59. Jordan
60. Burkina Faso
61. France
62. Saudi Arabia
63. Bosnia & Herz.
64. Denmark
65. Finland
66. UK
67. Benin
68. Croatia
69. G.-Bissau
70. Serbia
71. Sweden
72. Uzbekistan
73. Germany
74. Iceland
75. Ireland
76. Slovenia
77. Australia
78. Netherlands
79. Poland
80. Greece
81. New Zealand
82. Portugal
83. Spain
84. China
85. Cyprus
86. Czechia
87. South Korea
88. Norway
89. Oman
90. Switzerland
91. UA Emirates
92. Indonesia
93. Hong Kong
94. Luxembourg
95. Macao
96. Japan
97. Singapore
61.8
57.0
41.7
37.9
35.9
30.9
30.5
29.6
26.1
25.7
24.9
24.8
18.5
14.8
12.3
11.3
11.1
11.0
10.5
9.7
9.5
9.2
8.4
8.2
8.2
7.7
7.1
6.2
6.2
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0
15.5
30.9
46.4
61.8


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