Homicides by country
Reported deaths from homicide, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.
Countries reporting
113
Highest
44,402 deaths
Brazil
Lowest
1 deaths
Brunei
Median
66 deaths
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,951
What the numbers show
Homicides is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 44,402 deaths in Brazil; the lowest is 1 deaths in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 66 deaths, and the mean is 1,612 deaths.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 44,402.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 95.9%).
Homicides (WHO Mortality): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 44,402 deaths | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 31,895 deaths | 2022 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 24,849 deaths | 2022 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 14,321 deaths | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela | 13,846 deaths | 2016 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 8,831 deaths | 2019 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 7,302 deaths | 2019 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 5,668 deaths | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 4,451 deaths | 2022 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Guatemala | 2,765 deaths | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 2,552 deaths | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Iran | 1,955 deaths | 2017 | — | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 1,496 deaths | 2018 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 1,425 deaths | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 1,414 deaths | 2019 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 16 | Peru | 1,149 deaths | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 847 deaths | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 827 deaths | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 651 deaths | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 623 deaths | 2022 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 585 deaths | 2022 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 22 | Cuba | 567 deaths | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 532 deaths | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 24 | Canada | 454 deaths | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | France | 454 deaths | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 442 deaths | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 438 deaths | 2022 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 403 deaths | 2022 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 392 deaths | 2020 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 333 deaths | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 31 | South Korea | 320 deaths | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 316 deaths | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 305 deaths | 2018 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 298 deaths | 2024 | up 124.1% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 269 deaths | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 262 deaths | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 252 deaths | 2019 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 238 deaths | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 232 deaths | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 40 | Japan | 231 deaths | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 231 deaths | 2022 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 42 | Syria | 213 deaths | 2010 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 187 deaths | 2022 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 168 deaths | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 45 | Israel | 145 deaths | 2022 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Guyana | 137 deaths | 2020 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 135 deaths | 2022 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 114 deaths | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands | 105 deaths | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 101 deaths | 2022 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 98 deaths | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 96 deaths | 2019 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 93 deaths | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 54 | Serbia | 92 deaths | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 55 | Moldova | 77 deaths | 2023 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 67 deaths | 2010 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 66 deaths | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 65 deaths | 2023 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 64 deaths | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 63 deaths | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 63 deaths | 2015 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 61 deaths | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 60 deaths | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 58 deaths | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 55 deaths | 2018 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 66 | Latvia | 52 deaths | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Austria | 50 deaths | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46 deaths | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 45 deaths | 2020 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 43 deaths | 2020 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 42 deaths | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 72 | Denmark | 39 deaths | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 39 deaths | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 39 deaths | 2022 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 37 deaths | 2023 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36 deaths | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 35 deaths | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 35 deaths | 2014 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 30 deaths | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 30 deaths | 2014 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 25 deaths | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 24 deaths | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 20 deaths | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 19 deaths | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 19 deaths | 2007 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 17 deaths | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 87 | Kuwait | 15 deaths | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 14 deaths | 2017 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahamas | 12 deaths | 2016 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominica | 12 deaths | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Fiji | 12 deaths | 2012 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Reunion | 12 deaths | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 deaths | 2022 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 93 | French Guiana | 11 deaths | 2016 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Grenada | 9 deaths | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 8 deaths | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 8 deaths | 2019 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | 8 deaths | 2021 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Martinique | 8 deaths | 2016 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahrain | 7 deaths | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Cyprus | 7 deaths | 2022 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 101 | Ireland | 7 deaths | 2022 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Guadeloupe | 6 deaths | 2016 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 105 | Malta | 5 deaths | 2022 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 5 deaths | 2023 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 107 | Singapore | 4 deaths | 2022 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mayotte | 4 deaths | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 3 deaths | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Maldives | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 1 deaths | 2013 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei | 1 deaths | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Reported deaths from homicide, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.