Homicide rate unodc in Lebanon
Lebanon: Homicide rate unodc was 2.24 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.24
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
96th
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.11
in 2013
All-time low
2.24
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Homicide rate unodc in Lebanon, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.24 for homicide rate unodc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in Lebanon peaked at 4.11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 96th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | 2.9 | 3.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.54 | 2.87 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.689 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.267 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.419 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.715 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.744 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.222 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate unodc in Lebanon?
- Homicide rate unodc in Lebanon was 2.24 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for homicide rate unodc?
- Lebanon ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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