Homicide rate in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Chile, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Chile is 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Chile peaked at 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1976.
Chile ranks 28th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Cuba 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Russian Federation 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 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 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.