Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Chile, 2005–2023
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
Chile recorded 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Chile peaked at 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Chile 42nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 39 Bermuda 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 11.59 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Paraguay 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Suriname 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Chile
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,358 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.926 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.86 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.574 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.781 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Chile?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Chile was 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.