Homicides in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Homicides was 4,941 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 4,941 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Bangladesh peaked at 4,941 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,889 deaths, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,307 deaths | 3,889 deaths | 4,691 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,596 deaths | 3,918 deaths | 4,851 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,866 deaths | 4,791 deaths | 4,941 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 31,862 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.195 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.527 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.535 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.195 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.099 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Bangladesh?
- Homicides in Bangladesh was 4,941 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4,941 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,889 deaths in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for homicides?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.