Homicides in India
India: Homicides was 51,496 deaths in 2021. ▬ Flat
Homicides in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
India recorded 51,496 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in India peaked at 53,956 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51,496 deaths, in 2021.
That places India 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,603 deaths | 51,993 deaths | 53,478 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,775 deaths | 51,532 deaths | 53,956 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,599 deaths | 51,496 deaths | 51,702 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Brazil 69,651 deaths compare
- 3 Mexico 36,072 deaths compare
- 4 South Africa 19,488 deaths compare
- 5 United States 19,110 deaths compare
More social development data for India
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.377 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.458 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.586 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.377 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.246 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in India?
- Homicides in India was 51,496 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 53,956 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,496 deaths in 2021.
- How does India rank for homicides?
- India ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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