Homicide rate in Philippines
Philippines: Homicide rate was 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
8.23 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
20th
of 111 countries
All-time high
17.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1969
All-time low
0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
27
1963–2019
Homicide rate in Philippines, 1963–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2019.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Philippines peaked at 17.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1992.
Philippines ranks 20th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 8.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1964 | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 10.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.1% |
| 1968 | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 17.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people | -95.5% |
| 1993 | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +1364.7% |
| 1997 | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 15.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 14.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 16.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 16.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 14.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 13.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 10.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 11.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7532 deaths per 100,000 people, 10.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1364.7% | 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1992 | -95.5% | 17.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 17 Panama 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 South Africa 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Grenada 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 United States 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Philippines?
- Homicide rate in Philippines was 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 17.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7921 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- How does Philippines rank for homicide rate?
- Philippines ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.