Homicides in Chile
Chile: Homicides was 807 deaths in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
807 deaths
Change on year
up 46.7%
World rank
19th
of 113 countries
All-time high
946 deaths
in 2005
All-time low
141 deaths
in 1962
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Homicides in Chile, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2022, homicides in Chile stood at 807 deaths.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Chile peaked at 946 deaths in 2005 and was at its lowest, 141 deaths, in 1962.
That places Chile 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Homicides in Chile, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 237 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 300 deaths | +26.6% |
| 1957 | 348 deaths | +16.0% |
| 1958 | 351 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 298 deaths | -15.1% |
| 1960 | 375 deaths | +25.8% |
| 1961 | 437 deaths | +16.5% |
| 1962 | 141 deaths | -67.7% |
| 1963 | 147 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 194 deaths | +32.0% |
| 1965 | 160 deaths | -17.5% |
| 1966 | 571 deaths | +256.9% |
| 1967 | 161 deaths | -71.8% |
| 1968 | 595 deaths | +269.6% |
| 1969 | 453 deaths | -23.9% |
| 1970 | 333 deaths | -26.5% |
| 1971 | 370 deaths | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 454 deaths | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 510 deaths | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 227 deaths | -55.5% |
| 1975 | 212 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 181 deaths | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 211 deaths | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 248 deaths | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 268 deaths | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 286 deaths | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 345 deaths | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 368 deaths | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 374 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 387 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 387 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 376 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 342 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 393 deaths | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 372 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 404 deaths | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 451 deaths | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 402 deaths | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 359 deaths | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 410 deaths | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 464 deaths | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 437 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 378 deaths | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 421 deaths | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 445 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 793 deaths | +78.2% |
| 2001 | 839 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 839 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 829 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 853 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 946 deaths | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 921 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 754 deaths | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 721 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 903 deaths | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 779 deaths | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 785 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 687 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 679 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 834 deaths | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 786 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 701 deaths | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 575 deaths | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 472 deaths | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 485 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 571 deaths | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 550 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 807 deaths | +46.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 807 deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 63 deaths, 12.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 807 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +269.6% | 161 deaths | 595 deaths |
| 1966 | +256.9% | 160 deaths | 571 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 306.8 deaths | 237 deaths | 351 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 323.4 deaths | 141 deaths | 595 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 301.4 deaths | 181 deaths | 510 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 363 deaths | 286 deaths | 393 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 417.1 deaths | 359 deaths | 464 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 839.8 deaths | 721 deaths | 946 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 678.3 deaths | 472 deaths | 834 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 642.67 deaths | 550 deaths | 807 deaths | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Chile?
- Homicides in Chile was 807 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 946 deaths in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 141 deaths in 1962.
- How does Chile rank for homicides?
- Chile ranks 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.