Homicides by country
Annual number of homicides.
Countries reporting
107
Highest
45,596 deaths
Brazil
Lowest
0 deaths
Brunei
Median
77 deaths
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,903
What the numbers show
Homicides is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 45,596 deaths in Brazil; the lowest is 0 deaths in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 77 deaths, and the mean is 1,714 deaths.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 95.9%).
Homicides: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 45,596 deaths | 2021 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 31,895 deaths | 2022 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 24,849 deaths | 2022 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 14,457 deaths | 2021 | down 13.4% | 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 | 2,804 deaths | 2022 | down 26.6% | 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 | 1,417 deaths | 2022 | down 32.5% | 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 | 807 deaths | 2022 | up 17.5% | 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 | Kazakhstan | 491 deaths | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 25 | France | 477 deaths | 2022 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 438 deaths | 2022 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 403 deaths | 2022 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 392 deaths | 2020 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 371 deaths | 2020 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 30 | South Korea | 320 deaths | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 316 deaths | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 306 deaths | 2022 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 305 deaths | 2018 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 258 deaths | 2021 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 252 deaths | 2019 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 250 deaths | 2022 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 37 | Australia | 235 deaths | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 232 deaths | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 231 deaths | 2022 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 40 | Japan | 214 deaths | 2022 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Syria | 213 deaths | 2010 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 195 deaths | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 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 | Portugal | 98 deaths | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 96 deaths | 2019 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 92 deaths | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 53 | Greece | 84 deaths | 2022 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 54 | Moldova | 77 deaths | 2023 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 55 | Belgium | 76 deaths | 2021 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 74 deaths | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 57 | Albania | 67 deaths | 2010 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 66 deaths | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 64 deaths | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 59 | Georgia | 64 deaths | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 63 deaths | 2015 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 62 | Finland | 62 deaths | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 59 deaths | 2022 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 56 deaths | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 55 deaths | 2018 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 49 deaths | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 48 deaths | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 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 | Suriname | 35 deaths | 2014 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 32 deaths | 2016 | down 28.9% | 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 | 21 deaths | 2022 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 20 deaths | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 19 deaths | 2007 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 17 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 17 deaths | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovenia | 17 deaths | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 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 | Montenegro | 8 deaths | 2019 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | 8 deaths | 2021 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | 7 deaths | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 7 deaths | 2022 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 5 deaths | 2023 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 107 | Iceland | 4 deaths | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Singapore | 4 deaths | 2022 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | 3 deaths | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 1 deaths | 2013 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Brunei | 0 deaths | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual number of homicides.