Homicides by country
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
69,651 deaths
Brazil
Lowest
0.08 deaths
San Marino
Median
372.35 deaths
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Homicides is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 69,651 deaths in Brazil; the lowest is 0.08 deaths in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 372.35 deaths, and the mean is 2,514 deaths.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Antigua and Barbuda (up 117.6%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 74.0%).
Homicides: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 69,651 deaths | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 2 | India | 51,496 deaths | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Mexico | 36,072 deaths | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 19,488 deaths | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 19,110 deaths | 2021 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 18,463 deaths | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 18,353 deaths | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela | 17,722 deaths | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 15,174 deaths | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 14,541 deaths | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11,865 deaths | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 11,375 deaths | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 13 | Russia | 9,787 deaths | 2021 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 14 | China | 9,573 deaths | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 8,129 deaths | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 7,922 deaths | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 7,057 deaths | 2021 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 5,954 deaths | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 5,478 deaths | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 20 | Tanzania | 5,097 deaths | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 4,941 deaths | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Guatemala | 4,614 deaths | 2021 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 4,565 deaths | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 4,074 deaths | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 3,360 deaths | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 26 | Yemen | 3,158 deaths | 2021 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 3,114 deaths | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kenya | 3,087 deaths | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,045 deaths | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 3,002 deaths | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 2,687 deaths | 2021 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 32 | Iran | 2,513 deaths | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 2,482 deaths | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2,423 deaths | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 35 | Haiti | 2,393 deaths | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | Niger | 2,323 deaths | 2021 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 2,187 deaths | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 2,187 deaths | 2021 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 39 | Myanmar | 2,116 deaths | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 40 | Peru | 2,058 deaths | 2021 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 2,039 deaths | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 1,954 deaths | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 1,926 deaths | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 44 | Vietnam | 1,890 deaths | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 45 | Madagascar | 1,778 deaths | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | South Sudan | 1,693 deaths | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 1,640 deaths | 2021 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 48 | Jamaica | 1,467 deaths | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Chad | 1,453 deaths | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 1,284 deaths | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 1,280 deaths | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1,168 deaths | 2021 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 53 | Zambia | 1,153 deaths | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 54 | Guinea | 1,150 deaths | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mozambique | 1,070 deaths | 2021 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 56 | North Korea | 1,064 deaths | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 1,036 deaths | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 1,035 deaths | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 59 | Lesotho | 907.22 deaths | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 877.62 deaths | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 858.4 deaths | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 857.99 deaths | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 63 | Somalia | 848.81 deaths | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 839.91 deaths | 2021 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 65 | Burundi | 819.35 deaths | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 66 | Germany | 784.75 deaths | 2021 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 67 | Benin | 748.76 deaths | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | 738.9 deaths | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 736.57 deaths | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 734.9 deaths | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 725.55 deaths | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 702.19 deaths | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 73 | Nepal | 695.25 deaths | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 74 | France | 643.04 deaths | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 632.6 deaths | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 629.73 deaths | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 77 | Canada | 626.21 deaths | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 569.54 deaths | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 79 | Cuba | 566.26 deaths | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 563.87 deaths | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 559.07 deaths | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 546.09 deaths | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 83 | Syria | 518.64 deaths | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 507.39 deaths | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 85 | Mauritania | 500.5 deaths | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 86 | Liberia | 484.51 deaths | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 87 | Laos | 473.51 deaths | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 88 | Namibia | 454.03 deaths | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 89 | Tunisia | 443.38 deaths | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 433.66 deaths | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 91 | Botswana | 404.65 deaths | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 396.92 deaths | 2021 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 93 | South Korea | 385.27 deaths | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 94 | Italy | 379.66 deaths | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 95 | Eritrea | 378.73 deaths | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Malawi | 372.35 deaths | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 97 | Uruguay | 315.13 deaths | 2021 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 98 | Cambodia | 301.66 deaths | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 296.24 deaths | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 295.51 deaths | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 101 | Poland | 261.47 deaths | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 258.07 deaths | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 251.75 deaths | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 104 | Spain | 244.78 deaths | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 105 | Australia | 236.54 deaths | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 106 | Japan | 226.32 deaths | 2021 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 223.27 deaths | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 108 | Romania | 218.94 deaths | 2021 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 109 | Eswatini | 218.29 deaths | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 209.17 deaths | 2021 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Gambia | 202.33 deaths | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 187.94 deaths | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 113 | Bahamas | 179.27 deaths | 2021 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 114 | Mongolia | 178.37 deaths | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 174.24 deaths | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 166.66 deaths | 2021 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 117 | Belize | 153.88 deaths | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 118 | Belgium | 142.35 deaths | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 119 | Libya | 140.39 deaths | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 120 | Moldova | 140.3 deaths | 2021 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 121 | Hungary | 134.82 deaths | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 122 | Serbia | 134.06 deaths | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 123 | Lithuania | 116.08 deaths | 2021 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 124 | Guyana | 113.22 deaths | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 125 | Greece | 112.18 deaths | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 111.17 deaths | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 109.98 deaths | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 128 | Netherlands | 100.82 deaths | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 129 | Albania | 100.25 deaths | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 130 | Israel | 91.25 deaths | 2021 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 84.95 deaths | 2021 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 132 | Portugal | 84.93 deaths | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 81.51 deaths | 2021 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 74.49 deaths | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 135 | Denmark | 71.2 deaths | 2021 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 136 | Georgia | 70.88 deaths | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 137 | East Timor | 68.38 deaths | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 65.85 deaths | 2021 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 139 | Djibouti | 63.95 deaths | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 140 | Comoros | 62.73 deaths | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 141 | New Zealand | 62.46 deaths | 2021 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 142 | Kuwait | 61.17 deaths | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 143 | Czechia | 59.09 deaths | 2021 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 144 | Finland | 58.63 deaths | 2021 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 145 | Slovakia | 54.41 deaths | 2021 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.83 deaths | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 147 | Austria | 44.08 deaths | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.14 deaths | 2021 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 149 | Switzerland | 38.54 deaths | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36.12 deaths | 2021 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 36.1 deaths | 2021 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 153 | Barbados | 36.01 deaths | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 154 | Oman | 34.27 deaths | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 155 | Croatia | 31.7 deaths | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 30.49 deaths | 2021 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 157 | Suriname | 30.08 deaths | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 158 | Mauritius | 28.24 deaths | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 26.27 deaths | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 160 | Estonia | 24.54 deaths | 2021 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 23.38 deaths | 2021 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 22.52 deaths | 2021 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | 19.03 deaths | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 164 | Slovenia | 17.88 deaths | 2021 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 17.69 deaths | 2021 | down 46.3% | flat |
| 166 | Montenegro | 16.4 deaths | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 167 | Seychelles | 14.92 deaths | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.83 deaths | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 169 | Qatar | 11.83 deaths | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 170 | Singapore | 11.4 deaths | 2021 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 171 | Maldives | 10.18 deaths | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 7.07 deaths | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.78 deaths | 2021 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 174 | Dominica | 6.21 deaths | 2021 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 175 | Grenada | 5.93 deaths | 2021 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 176 | Kiribati | 5.66 deaths | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 5.55 deaths | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.44 deaths | 2021 | up 117.6% | falling |
| 179 | Samoa | 5.21 deaths | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 181 | Iceland | 3.95 deaths | 2021 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 182 | Bahrain | 3.72 deaths | 2021 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 183 | Tonga | 3.63 deaths | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 184 | Brunei | 3.61 deaths | 2021 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 2.67 deaths | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 187 | Palau | 1.68 deaths | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 188 | Nauru | 1.18 deaths | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0.77 deaths | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 190 | Andorra | 0.38 deaths | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 0.17 deaths | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 192 | Monaco | 0.1 deaths | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 193 | Niue | 0.09 deaths | 2021 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 194 | San Marino | 0.08 deaths | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.