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DEFINITION:
Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lesotho | 141 | 1975 | ||
2 | Honduras | 86 | 2012 | ||
3 | El Salvador | 71 | 2011 | ||
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68 | 2011 | ||
5 | Venezuela | 51 | 2012 | ||
=6 | Belize | 39 | 2011 | ||
=6 | Guatemala | 39 | 2011 | ||
=6 | Jamaica | 39 | 2011 | ||
9 | The Bahamas | 37 | 2011 | ||
10 | Colombia | 34 | 2012 | ||
11 | South Africa | 31 | 2012 | ||
12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 2011 | ||
13 | Brazil | 27 | 2011 | ||
14 | Dominican Republic | 25 | 2011 | ||
=15 | Saint Lucia | 22 | 2011 | ||
=15 | Dominica | 22 | 2010 | ||
17 | Panama | 20 | 2011 | ||
18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 | 2011 | ||
19 | Guyana | 17 | 2011 | ||
20 | Ecuador | 16 | 2011 | ||
21 | Mexico | 15 | 2013 | ||
22 | Puerto Rico | 14.6 | 1999 | ||
23 | Nicaragua | 13 | 2011 | ||
24 | Soviet Union | 12.4 | 1989 | ||
=25 | Russia | 12 | 2011 | ||
=25 | Paraguay | 12 | 2010 | ||
=25 | Grenada | 12 | 2010 | ||
=25 | Iraq | 12 | 1975 | ||
=25 | Netherlands Antilles | 12 | 1975 | ||
=30 | Barbados | 11 | 2010 | ||
=30 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2008 | ||
32 | Zambia | 10.85 | 1999 | ||
33 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2011 | ||
34 | Papua New Guinea | 8.99 | 1999 | ||
35 | Uganda | 8.7 | 2008 | ||
36 | Indonesia | 8.1 | 2008 | ||
37 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.9 | 2009 | ||
38 | Bolivia | 7.7 | 2011 | ||
39 | Mongolia | 7.6 | 2009 | ||
40 | Tanzania | 7.52 | 1997 | ||
41 | Moldova | 7.4 | 2010 | ||
42 | Pakistan | 7.3 | 2009 | ||
43 | Haiti | 6.9 | 2010 | ||
44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.8 | 2010 | ||
45 | Estonia | 6 | 2012 | ||
46 | Uruguay | 5.9 | 2011 | ||
47 | Lithuania | 5.6 | 2009 | ||
48 | Philippines | 5.4 | 2009 | ||
=49 | Ukraine | 5.2 | 2010 | ||
=49 | Peru | 5.2 | 2009 | ||
51 | Belarus | 4.9 | 2009 | ||
52 | Thailand | 4.8 | 2011 | ||
53 | United States | 4.7 | 2012 | ||
=54 | Suriname | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Sri Lanka | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Cuba | 4.6 | 2008 | ||
57 | Turkmenistan | 4.4 | 2006 | ||
58 | Mauritius | 4.2 | 2009 | ||
59 | Latvia | 4.1 | 2011 | ||
60 | Yemen | 4 | 2009 | ||
61 | Seychelles | 3.75 | 1999 | ||
62 | Chile | 3.7 | 2011 | ||
=63 | Argentina | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
=63 | Cambodia | 3.4 | 2005 | ||
65 | Kosovo | 3.2 | 2009 | ||
66 | Uzbekistan | 3.1 | 2008 | ||
67 | Iran | 3 | 2009 | ||
=68 | South Korea | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
=68 | Albania | 2.9 | 2008 | ||
=68 | Libya | 2.9 | 2004 | ||
=71 | India | 2.8 | 2012 | ||
=71 | Bangladesh | 2.8 | 2012 | ||
=71 | Nepal | 2.8 | 2009 | ||
=71 | Fiji | 2.8 | 2004 | ||
=75 | Taiwan | 2.7 | 2012 | ||
=75 | Syria | 2.7 | 2008 | ||
77 | Maldives | 2.6 | 2008 | ||
78 | Northern Ireland | 2.51 | 1997 | ||
79 | Georgia | 2.5 | 2011 | ||
80 | Malaysia | 2.3 | 2006 | ||
=81 | Lebanon | 2.2 | 2010 | ||
=81 | Armenia | 2.2 | 2009 | ||
83 | Azerbaijan | 2.1 | 2008 | ||
84 | Tonga | 2.04 | 1997 | ||
85 | Israel | 2 | 2011 | ||
86 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.94 | 2010 | ||
87 | Bulgaria | 1.91 | 2009 | ||
88 | Vietnam | 1.85 | 2009 | ||
=89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.76 | 2009 | ||
=89 | Tajikistan | 1.76 | 2008 | ||
=91 | Belgium | 1.74 | 2009 | ||
=91 | Jordan | 1.74 | 2006 | ||
93 | Scotland | 1.72 | 1997 | ||
94 | Czech Republic | 1.67 | 2010 | ||
95 | Finland | 1.64 | 2012 | ||
96 | France | 1.63 | 1999 | ||
97 | Burma | 1.6 | 2007 | ||
98 | Canada | 1.56 | 2012 | ||
99 | Slovakia | 1.54 | 2009 | ||
100 | Morocco | 1.4 | 2011 | ||
101 | Hungary | 1.39 | 2009 | ||
102 | Kuwait | 1.38 | 2004 | ||
103 | Greece | 1.35 | 2009 | ||
104 | Andorra | 1.3 | 2004 | ||
105 | Switzerland | 1.25 | 1999 | ||
106 | Egypt | 1.24 | 2009 | ||
107 | Portugal | 1.22 | 2009 | ||
=108 | Bhutan | 1.17 | 2009 | ||
=108 | United Kingdom | 1.17 | 2009 | ||
110 | Australia | 1.16 | 2010 | ||
111 | China | 1.12 | 2008 | ||
112 | Croatia | 1.11 | 2009 | ||
113 | Poland | 1.1 | 2010 | ||
114 | Tunisia | 1.07 | 1999 | ||
115 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 | 2007 | ||
116 | Ireland | 0.96 | 2011 | ||
117 | New Zealand | 0.95 | 2012 | ||
118 | Qatar | 0.93 | 2008 | ||
119 | United Arab Emirates | 0.92 | 2006 | ||
=120 | Netherlands | 0.87 | 2012 | ||
=120 | Italy | 0.87 | 2010 | ||
122 | Sweden | 0.86 | 2011 | ||
123 | Denmark | 0.85 | 2011 | ||
124 | Germany | 0.81 | 2011 | ||
125 | Cyprus | 0.8 | 1997 | ||
126 | Bahrain | 0.77 | 2008 | ||
=127 | Spain | 0.72 | 2010 | ||
=127 | Iceland | 0.72 | 1999 | ||
129 | Norway | 0.68 | 2010 | ||
130 | Slovenia | 0.64 | 2009 | ||
131 | Austria | 0.56 | 2010 | ||
132 | Singapore | 0.51 | 2009 | ||
133 | Japan | 0.35 | 2011 | ||
134 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2008 |