Ukraine vs United States of America: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Ukraine
10.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
United States of America
8.94 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ukraine rank
45th
United States of America rank
47th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Ukraine
  • United States of America
051015199020062023

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population in United States of America, a difference of 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Ukraine ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 47th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 11.61 homicides per 100,000 population 12.52 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9052 homicides per 100,000 population United States of America
2000s 10.89 homicides per 100,000 population 8.82 homicides per 100,000 population 2.07 homicides per 100,000 population Ukraine
2010s 8.61 homicides per 100,000 population 7.75 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8602 homicides per 100,000 population Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Ukraine or United States of America?
Ukraine, at 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population in United States of America as of 2017.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Ukraine and United States of America?
1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Ukraine and United States of America rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Ukraine ranks 45th and United States of America ranks 47th 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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