Israel vs Palestine, State of: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Israel
2.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Palestine, State of
2.54 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Israel rank
79th
Palestine, State of rank
80th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Israel
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.24 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 79th and Palestine, State of ranks 80th of 138 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
2010s 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population Israel
2020s 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Israel or Palestine, State of?
Israel, at 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in Palestine, State of as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Israel and Palestine, State of?
0.24 homicides per 100,000 population, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palestine, State of?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Israel and Palestine, State of rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Israel ranks 79th and Palestine, State of ranks 80th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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