Homicide rate in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Homicide rate was 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Viet Nam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Viet Nam peaked at 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Viet Nam ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 133 Libya 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Fiji 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Maldives 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Georgia 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 138 Malawi 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Estonia 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Viet Nam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20,636 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.384 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.146 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.024 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.102 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Viet Nam?
- Homicide rate in Viet Nam was 1.94 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for homicide rate?
- Viet Nam ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.