Homicides in Myanmar
Myanmar: Homicides was 2,116 deaths in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
2,116 deaths
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,272 deaths
in 2006
All-time low
2,013 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicides in Myanmar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2,116 deaths for homicides in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Myanmar peaked at 2,272 deaths in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,013 deaths, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Homicides in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,013 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2,025 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,020 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,053 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,266 deaths | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 2,267 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,272 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,270 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,266 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,264 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,265 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,200 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 2,135 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,163 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,161 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,158 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,154 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,152 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,135 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,124 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,121 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,116 deaths | -0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2,116 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2,116 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 17.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,172 deaths | 2,013 deaths | 2,272 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,165 deaths | 2,124 deaths | 2,265 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,119 deaths | 2,116 deaths | 2,121 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Myanmar?
- Homicides in Myanmar was 2,116 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,272 deaths in 2006.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,013 deaths in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for homicides?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.