Which has higher homicides, United States or Venezuela?

United States, at 24,849 deaths against 13,846 deaths in Venezuela as of 2022.

What is the difference in homicides between United States and Venezuela?

11,003 deaths, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?

59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs Venezuela: Homicides (WHO Mortality)

United States

24,849 deaths

in 2022

Venezuela

13,846 deaths

in 2016

United States rank

3rd

Venezuela rank

5th

Homicides (WHO Mortality) over time

United States
Venezuela

How they compare

United States currently reports 24,849 deaths against 13,846 deaths in Venezuela, a difference of 11,003 deaths.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Venezuela's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 5th of 113 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,732 deaths	381 deaths	7,351 deaths	United States
1960s	11,100 deaths	755.6 deaths	10,344 deaths	United States
1970s	20,067 deaths	1,009 deaths	19,058 deaths	United States
1980s	21,732 deaths	1,731 deaths	20,001 deaths	United States
1990s	21,858 deaths	3,090 deaths	18,768 deaths	United States
2000s	17,961 deaths	8,258 deaths	9,703 deaths	United States
2010s	16,912 deaths	10,099 deaths	6,813 deaths	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, United States or Venezuela?: United States, at 24,849 deaths against 13,846 deaths in Venezuela as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicides between United States and Venezuela?: 11,003 deaths, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for homicides?: United States ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 5th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,951 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Reported deaths from homicide, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.