Homicide rate who vs unodc in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 6.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.35
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
52nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2022
All-time low
2.32
in 2015
Years of data
20
2003–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Chile, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 6.35 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Chile peaked at 6.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.32, in 2015.
That places Chile 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.53 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 2.32 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.89 | 4.66 | 6.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.93 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.781 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.86 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.926 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.574 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Chile?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Chile was 6.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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