Homicide rate by sex in India
India: Homicide rate by sex was 3.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.23
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
72nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
6.17
in 1999
All-time low
3.23
in 2022
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Homicide rate by sex in India, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate by sex in India stood at 3.23. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in India peaked at 6.17 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.23, in 2022.
That places India 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.11 | 4.41 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 3.28 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 | 3.23 | 3.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in India?
- Homicide rate by sex in India was 3.23 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 in 1999.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 in 2022.
- How does India rank for homicide rate by sex?
- India ranks 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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