Homicides in Vietnam
Vietnam: Homicides was 1,890 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Vietnam is 1,890 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Vietnam peaked at 1,890 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,346 deaths, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,346 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1,354 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,375 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,380 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,383 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,386 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,403 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,445 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,470 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,533 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,595 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,628 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,634 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,643 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,652 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,663 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,675 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,689 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,753 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,785 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,840 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,890 deaths | +2.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1,890 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1,890 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 15.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,407 deaths | 1,346 deaths | 1,533 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,672 deaths | 1,595 deaths | 1,785 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,865 deaths | 1,840 deaths | 1,890 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 41 Burkina Faso 2,039 deaths compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 1,954 deaths compare
- 43 Ghana 1,926 deaths compare
- 45 Madagascar 1,778 deaths compare
- 46 South Sudan 1,693 deaths compare
- 47 Cameroon 1,640 deaths compare
More social development data for Vietnam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (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 Vietnam?
- Homicides in Vietnam was 1,890 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,890 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,346 deaths in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for homicides?
- Vietnam ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.