Homicides in Syria
Syria: Homicides was 213 deaths in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Syria, 1998–2010
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Syria recorded 213 deaths for homicides in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Syria peaked at 604 deaths in 2002 and was at its lowest, 106 deaths, in 2004.
That places Syria 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Syria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 235 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 250 deaths | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 191 deaths | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 147 deaths | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 604 deaths | +310.9% |
| 2003 | 138 deaths | -77.2% |
| 2004 | 106 deaths | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 194 deaths | +83.0% |
| 2006 | 173 deaths | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 210 deaths | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 278 deaths | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 228 deaths | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 213 deaths | -6.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 213 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36 deaths, 5.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +310.9% | 147 deaths | 604 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242.5 deaths | 235 deaths | 250 deaths | 2 |
| 2000s | 226.9 deaths | 106 deaths | 604 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 213 deaths | 213 deaths | 213 deaths | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Syria?
- Homicides in Syria was 213 deaths in 2010, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 604 deaths in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 106 deaths in 2004.
- How does Syria rank for homicides?
- Syria ranks 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2010.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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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About this data
Annual number of homicides.