Homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Homicides by firearm was 23 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
23
Change on year
up 43.8%
World rank
44th
of 82 countries
All-time high
37
in 2012
All-time low
7
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010β2023
Homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 23.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 37 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2011.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4 | 7 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.25 | 12 | 23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 24,653 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Homicides by firearm in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides by firearm recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for homicides by firearm?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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