Homicide rate by sex in Lebanon
Lebanon: Homicide rate by sex was 5.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.6
Change on year
up 105.2%
World rank
56th
of 136 countries
All-time high
6.45
in 2012
All-time low
2.39
in 2018
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Homicide rate by sex in Lebanon, 2010–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 5.6 for homicide rate by sex in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.2% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Lebanon peaked at 6.45 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 56th out of 136 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.94 | 2.39 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 53 Thailand 6.5 compare
- 54 Bolivia 5.85 compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.81 compare
- 57 Liechtenstein, Principality of 5.16 compare
- 58 Andorra, Principality of 5.08 compare
- 59 Türkiye 4.78 compare
More social development data for Lebanon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0915 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Lebanon?
- Homicide rate by sex in Lebanon was 5.6 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 56th out of 136 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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