Homicide rate in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate was 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Chile stood at 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Chile peaked at 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Chile 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 107 North Korea 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 108 Armenia 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Myanmar 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 India 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Tunisia 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people 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 in Chile?
- Homicide rate in Chile was 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.