Homicide rate by age of the victim by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
46.38
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Lowest
0
Brunei Darussalam
Median
1.21
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,803
What the numbers show
Homicide rate by age of the victim is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 46.38 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; the lowest is 0 in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.21, and the mean is 5.18.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 470.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 96.4%).
Homicide rate by age of the victim: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 46.38 | 2016 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Mayotte | 1.62 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 39.75 | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 32.75 | 2022 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.27 | 2022 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 28.2 | 2021 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.01 | 2020 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ecuador | 24.57 | 2022 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 24.24 | 2022 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 23.42 | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.76 | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 20.67 | 2022 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 12 | Guyana | 17.42 | 2020 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guatemala | 15.09 | 2022 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 14.08 | 2018 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 12.02 | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 11.53 | 2022 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 9.85 | 2022 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 9.56 | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.12 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 8.23 | 2019 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 21 | Grenada | 7.9 | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 22 | United States of America | 7.42 | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 7.37 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 24 | Suriname | 6.33 | 2014 | up 346.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 5.74 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 26 | Cuba | 5.01 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 4.98 | 2019 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 4.19 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 29 | French Guiana | 4.11 | 2016 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 3.42 | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 3.41 | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 3.38 | 2019 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 33 | Belarus | 3.22 | 2018 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 34 | Bahamas | 3.18 | 2016 | down 82.2% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 3.13 | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 3.08 | 2022 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 37 | Seychelles | 3.02 | 2021 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 2.56 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 2.53 | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.42 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 2.3 | 2010 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Martinique | 2.12 | 2016 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 1.98 | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 1.72 | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.71 | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 46 | Estonia | 1.59 | 2022 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 1.52 | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Guadeloupe | 1.5 | 2016 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 49 | Serbia | 1.39 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 50 | Fiji | 1.39 | 2012 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Réunion | 1.38 | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 52 | New Zealand | 1.35 | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 1.3 | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Montenegro | 1.29 | 2019 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 1.21 | 2022 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 | 2019 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 1.13 | 2015 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 1.12 | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 1.09 | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 1.08 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 62 | Iceland | 1.08 | 2022 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 1.05 | 2023 | up 470.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 1.04 | 2014 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9971 | 2010 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Türkiye | 0.9692 | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.9664 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 68 | Malta | 0.9413 | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0.9126 | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 70 | Australia | 0.8822 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 71 | Slovenia | 0.8185 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 0.8048 | 2022 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 73 | Canada | 0.7971 | 2022 | down 43.5% | flat |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.7734 | 2021 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 0.7715 | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0.7603 | 2022 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 77 | France | 0.7247 | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 78 | Slovakia | 0.7187 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.6684 | 2022 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 0.656 | 2021 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 81 | Spain | 0.6535 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 82 | Republic of Korea | 0.6243 | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 83 | Austria | 0.6167 | 2023 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 84 | Norway | 0.6111 | 2016 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 0.5883 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 0.5874 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 0.5735 | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 0.5519 | 2018 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5422 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 0.5325 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 0.508 | 2022 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 92 | Switzerland | 0.4757 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0.4614 | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Germany | 0.4461 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 95 | Italy | 0.4148 | 2022 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.3917 | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3783 | 2021 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 98 | Maldives | 0.3679 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 0.3524 | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Barbados | 0.3517 | 2013 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0.2214 | 2007 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 0.1894 | 2017 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 0.1767 | 2021 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | 0.1754 | 2022 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 0.1651 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Malaysia | 0.139 | 2020 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 107 | Ireland | 0.135 | 2022 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 0.0982 | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 0.0956 | 2019 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |