Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) by country
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.
Countries reporting
130
Highest
124.95 per 100,000 male
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
0.0668 per 100,000 male
Singapore
Median
3.66 per 100,000 male
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
2,843
What the numbers show
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 124.95 per 100,000 male in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 0.0668 per 100,000 male in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.66 per 100,000 male, and the mean is 14.67 per 100,000 male.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,870.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 516.8%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 90.0%).
Intentional homicides, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 124.95 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.12 per 100,000 male | 2012 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92.91 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 4 | Jamaica | 91.55 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela | 90.07 per 100,000 male | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 84.51 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Haiti | 74.22 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 73.37 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 68.85 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Bahamas | 62.03 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 54.78 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 12 | Belize | 51.25 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.12 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 46.95 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 15 | Dominica | 45.05 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 44.88 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 40.24 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 34.66 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 33.09 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 20 | Curacao | 32.62 per 100,000 male | 2007 | up 174.5% | falling |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 27.69 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 22 | Guyana | 27.08 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 23 | Grenada | 25.53 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 267.6% | rising |
| 24 | Seychelles | 24.17 per 100,000 male | 2014 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 21.71 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.27 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 19.78 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 19.78 per 100,000 male | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 19.58 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 16.71 per 100,000 male | 2014 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Iraq | 15.89 per 100,000 male | 2013 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 32 | Uganda | 15.04 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 33 | Barbados | 14.77 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 14.25 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 13.13 per 100,000 male | 2021 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bermuda | 12.63 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 11.59 per 100,000 male | 2022 | — | rising |
| 38 | Paraguay | 11.45 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 39 | Chile | 11.36 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 40 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.31 per 100,000 male | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 41 | Suriname | 10.82 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 42 | Ukraine | 10.82 per 100,000 male | 2017 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 10.31 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 44 | Mongolia | 10.05 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 45 | Russia | 9.87 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 46 | United States | 8.94 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 47 | British Virgin Islands | 8.21 per 100,000 male | 2006 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 7.54 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 49 | Argentina | 7.45 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 50 | Cuba | 7.12 per 100,000 male | 2019 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 7.11 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 6.5 per 100,000 male | 2014 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 5.85 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 54 | Tanzania | 5.81 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 55 | Lebanon | 5.6 per 100,000 male | 2020 | up 103.4% | falling |
| 56 | Turkey | 4.78 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 4.54 per 100,000 male | 2019 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Myanmar | 4.25 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 4.13 per 100,000 male | 2012 | up 516.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Aruba | 4.07 per 100,000 male | 2014 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 61 | Moldova | 4.04 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 62 | Georgia | 3.96 per 100,000 male | 2018 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 3.95 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 64 | Tonga | 3.91 per 100,000 male | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 3.75 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 3.57 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 67 | Bhutan | 3.39 per 100,000 male | 2020 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 68 | India | 3.23 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 69 | Belarus | 3.14 per 100,000 male | 2019 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.97 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 2.97 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 2.97 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 73 | Morocco | 2.9 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 74 | Canada | 2.89 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 2.78 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 76 | Palestine | 2.54 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 77 | Estonia | 2.31 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 2.13 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | 2.06 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 80 | Serbia | 2.05 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 2.02 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 227.4% | rising |
| 82 | Belgium | 2 per 100,000 male | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 83 | France | 1.94 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 84 | Albania | 1.94 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 1.83 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 1.81 per 100,000 male | 2022 | up 94.7% | flat |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 1.74 per 100,000 male | 2021 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 88 | Romania | 1.72 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.72 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 1.66 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 1.64 per 100,000 male | 2015 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 1.63 per 100,000 male | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 1.61 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 94 | Fiji | 1.53 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1.52 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 96 | Cyprus | 1.48 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 1.37 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 98 | Montenegro | 1.31 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 1.31 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 1.24 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 101 | Slovakia | 1.19 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 102 | Australia | 1.16 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 1.16 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 104 | Brunei | 1.14 per 100,000 male | 2000 | — | falling |
| 105 | Denmark | 1.12 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 106 | Kuwait | 1.08 per 100,000 male | 2020 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 107 | Portugal | 1.03 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 108 | Poland | 0.9955 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 109 | Germany | 0.9486 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 0.9352 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 111 | Netherlands | 0.9348 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9139 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 113 | Croatia | 0.9049 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 0.894 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.8461 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 116 | Hungary | 0.8391 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 117 | Norway | 0.7911 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 118 | Austria | 0.7788 per 100,000 male | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 119 | Italy | 0.757 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 0.7129 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 121 | Macao | 0.6073 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Switzerland | 0.5675 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 123 | South Korea | 0.4916 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 124 | Hong Kong | 0.4471 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 125 | Malta | 0.3616 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Qatar | 0.2473 per 100,000 male | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 127 | Japan | 0.2323 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 128 | Oman | 0.1595 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bahrain | 0.1052 per 100,000 male | 2022 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Singapore | 0.0668 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean 36 per 100,000 male
- Africa Eastern and Southern 20.6 per 100,000 male
- Sub-Saharan Africa 19.9 per 100,000 male
- IDA total 13 per 100,000 male
- Upper middle income 9.9 per 100,000 male
- North America 8.3 per 100,000 male
- World 8.3 per 100,000 male
- IBRD only 7.6 per 100,000 male
- Lower middle income 6.2 per 100,000 male
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5.5 per 100,000 male
- High income 4.4 per 100,000 male
- Kosovo 3.5 per 100,000 male
About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.