Homicide rate from firearms by country
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.
Countries reporting
80
Highest
57.74 homicides per 100,000 population
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
0 homicides per 100,000 population
Andorra
Median
0.3788 homicides per 100,000 population
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,019
What the numbers show
Homicide rate from firearms is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 57.74 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3788 homicides per 100,000 population, and the mean is 5.91 homicides per 100,000 population.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 812.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Homicide rate from firearms: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Jamaica | 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 812.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 6 | Bahamas | 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 8 | Belize | 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 17.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 12 | Dominica | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 10 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 666.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Uruguay | 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Grenada | 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Barbados | 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Bermuda | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 3.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 258.2% | rising |
| 27 | Guyana | 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 29 | Philippines | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 30 | Suriname | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 2011 | up 683.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 36 | Canada | 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 38 | Uganda | 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.3737 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Greece | 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 46 | India | 0.2957 homicides per 100,000 population | 2012 | — | falling |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 48 | Czechia | 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population | 2017 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 50 | New Zealand | 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 0.2111 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 294.8% | flat |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.1797 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 55 | Finland | 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 0.1661 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 57 | Moldova | 0.163 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands | 0.1603 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 0.1353 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 60 | Spain | 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.1087 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | — | falling |
| 64 | Tanzania | 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population | 2015 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 66 | Australia | 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Germany | 0.0646 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | — | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Oman | 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Vatican | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | flat |
| 75 | Slovenia | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Iceland | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | — | flat |
| 75 | Andorra | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.