Homicide rate by sex in Israel
Israel: Homicide rate by sex was 2.78 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.78
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
78th
of 136 countries
All-time high
5.42
in 2002
All-time low
2.01
in 2016
Years of data
26
1993–2022
Homicide rate by sex in Israel, 1993–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate by sex in Israel stood at 2.78.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Israel peaked at 5.42 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2016.
Israel ranks 78th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 | 3.93 | 4.29 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 2.6 | 5.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.01 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 | 2.7 | 3.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More social development data for Israel
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,265 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.787 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.588 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.694 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Israel?
- Homicide rate by sex in Israel was 2.78 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Israel ranks 78th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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