Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan
Bhutan: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.39 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 132.0%
World rank
71st
of 138 countries
All-time high
3.39 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
All-time low
1.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan, 2015–2020
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2020, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan stood at 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 132.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 71st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +78.5% |
| 2018 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | +132.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 68 Tonga 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Lithuania 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Belarus 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bhutan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Bhutan was 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Bhutan ranks 71st out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.