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DEFINITION: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Burkina Faso	81.1	2004
2	El Salvador	56.4	2004
3	Cote d'Ivoire	45.7	2004
4	Colombia	45.5	2004
5	South Africa	39.5	2004
6	Angola	36	2004
7	Burundi	35.4	2004
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo	35.2	2004
9	Sierra Leone	34	2004
10	Jamaica	33.7	2004
11	Zimbabwe	32.9	2004
12	Venezuela	32.5	2004
13	Central African Republic	29.1	2004
14	Sudan	28.6	2004
15	Guatemala	26.3	2004
16	Brazil	26.2	2004
17	Equatorial Guinea	24	2004
18	Zambia	22.9	2004
19	Saint Kitts and Nevis	22.7	2004
20	Belize	21.9	2004
=21	Mozambique	20.2	2004
=21	Niger	20.2	2004
23	Saint Lucia	19.4	2004
24	Chad	19	2004
=25	Russia	18.9	2004
=25	Puerto Rico	18.9	2004
	failed states average (profile)	18.83	2004
27	Congo, Republic of the	18.8	2004
=28	Malawi	18	2004
=28	Mali	18	2004
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	17.75	2004
30	Guyana	17.7	2004
31	Guinea	17.3	2004
32	Gabon	17.1	2004
=33	Liberia	16.8	2004
=33	Dominican Republic	16.8	2004
=33	Ecuador	16.8	2004
36	Guinea-Bissau	16.3	2004
	Former Spanish colonies average (profile)	16.27	2004
37	Cameroon	16.1	2004
38	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16	2004
39	Eritrea	15.9	2004
40	Burma	15.7	2004
	Latin America and Caribbean average (profile)	15.41	2004
41	Paraguay	15.3	2004
=42	Papua New Guinea	15.2	2004
=42	Mauritania	15.2	2004
	Former French colonies average (profile)	14.57	2004
44	Botswana	14.2	2004
=45	The Bahamas	13.8	2004
=45	Honduras	13.8	2004
=47	Trinidad and Tobago	13.7	2004
=47	Togo	13.7	2004
49	The Gambia	13.5	2004
50	Lesotho	13.3	2004
	Hot countries average (profile)	13	2004
51	Namibia	12.8	2004
=52	Swaziland	12.7	2004
=52	Benin	12.7	2004
54	Nicaragua	12	2004
=55	Philippines	11.9	2004
=55	Kazakhstan	11.9	2004
=57	East Timor	11.7	2004
=57	Madagascar	11.7	2004
	Landlocked countries average (profile)	11.52	2004
59	Panama	11.5	2004
60	Mexico	10.9	2004
	Catholic countries average (profile)	10.85	2004
	Emerging markets average (profile)	10.74	2004
61	Cape Verde	10.7	2004
	Christian countries average (profile)	10.51	2004
62	Dominica	10.3	2004
63	Suriname	10.2	2004
64	Barbados	9.8	2004
	Former British colonies average (profile)	9.68	2004
65	Comoros	9.3	2004
66	Lithuania	9.1	2004
67	Indonesia	8.9	2004
68	Latvia	8.6	2004
	OPEC countries average (profile)	8.4	2004
	Muslim countries average (profile)	8.35	2004
69	Belarus	8.3	2004
70	Thailand	8.2	2004
71	Kyrgyzstan	8.1	2004
=72	Nepal	8	2004
=72	Ukraine	8	2004
	Heavily indebted countries average (profile)	7.87	2004
=74	Turkmenistan	7.8	2004
=74	Tanzania	7.8	2004
76	Antigua and Barbuda	7.7	2004
77	Uganda	7.3	2004
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	7.26	2004
78	Moldova	7.2	2004
	Religious countries average (profile)	7.04	2004
79	Sri Lanka	6.9	2004
=80	Estonia	6.7	2004
=80	Kenya	6.7	2004
=80	Iraq	6.7	2004
83	United Kingdom	6.6	2004
84	Kiribati	6.5	2004
85	Costa Rica	6.2	2004
86	Ethiopia	6.1	2004
87	Cuba	6	2004
88	United States	5.6	2004
=89	Sao Tome and Principe	5.4	2004
=89	Laos	5.4	2004
=91	Argentina	5.3	2004
=91	Haiti	5.3	2004
	South and Central Asia average (profile)	5.15	2004
93	Grenada	4.9	2004
94	Uruguay	4.7	2004
	East Asia and Pacific average (profile)	4.33	2004
	Eastern Europe average (profile)	4.26	2004
95	Guam	4.2	2004
96	Rwanda	4.1	2004
	Cold countries average (profile)	3.81	2004
97	Albania	3.8	2004
=98	Georgia	3.7	2004
=98	Cambodia	3.7	2004
=98	Bolivia	3.7	2004
101	Pakistan	3.6	2004
=102	Uzbekistan	3.5	2004
=102	Seychelles	3.5	2004
=102	Djibouti	3.5	2004
105	Somalia	3.3	2004
106	Mongolia	3.2	2004
107	Monaco	3.1	2004
	Europe average (profile)	3.01	2004
=108	India	3	2004
=108	Peru	3	2004
=108	Bulgaria	3	2004
=111	Turkey	2.9	2004
=111	Liechtenstein	2.9	2004
=111	Chile	2.9	2004
	South Asia average (profile)	2.83	2004
=114	Finland	2.6	2004
=114	Israel	2.6	2004
=116	Mauritius	2.5	2004
=116	Armenia	2.5	2004
	NATO countries average (profile)	2.47	2004
=118	Lebanon	2.4	2004
=118	Azerbaijan	2.4	2004
=118	Romania	2.4	2004
=118	Bhutan	2.4	2004
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	2.39	2004
122	Bangladesh	2.3	2004
	European Union average (profile)	2.24	2004
=123	Tajikistan	2.2	2004
=123	Libya	2.2	2004
=125	Maldives	2.1	2004
=125	Hungary	2.1	2004
=127	Slovakia	2	2004
=127	Malaysia	2	2004
=127	Ghana	2	2004
130	European Union	1.96	2004
=131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.9	2004
=131	China	1.9	2004
	Eurozone average (profile)	1.83	2004
=133	Nigeria	1.8	2004
=133	Marshall Islands	1.8	2004
=133	Croatia	1.8	2004
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	1.78	2004
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	1.67	2004
=136	Belgium	1.6	2004
=136	Poland	1.6	2004
=138	Canada	1.5	2004
=138	Slovenia	1.5	2004
=138	Solomon Islands	1.5	2004
=138	Tunisia	1.5	2004
=142	Serbia and Montenegro	1.4	2004
=142	Portugal	1.4	2004
=142	Andorra	1.4	2004
=142	New Zealand	1.4	2004
=142	Algeria	1.4	2004
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	1.4	2004
=147	Australia	1.3	2004
=147	Czech Republic	1.3	2004
=149	Netherlands	1.2	2004
=149	Jordan	1.2	2004
=149	Syria	1.2	2004
=149	Spain	1.2	2004
=149	Sweden	1.2	2004
=154	Senegal	1.1	2004
=154	Samoa	1.1	2004
=154	Bermuda	1.1	2004
=154	Vietnam	1.1	2004
=154	Brunei	1.1	2004
=154	Kuwait	1.1	2004
=160	Vanuatu	1	2004
=160	Bahrain	1	2004
=160	Italy	1	2004
=160	Saudi Arabia	1	2004
=160	Tonga	1	2004
=160	Iceland	1	2004
=166	Palau	0.9	2004
=166	Greece	0.9	2004
=166	Oman	0.9	2004
=166	Switzerland	0.9	2004
=170	France	0.8	2004
=170	Norway	0.8	2004
=170	Denmark	0.8	2004
=170	Qatar	0.8	2004
=174	Ireland	0.7	2004
=174	Fiji	0.7	2004
=174	Austria	0.7	2004
=174	Malta	0.7	2004
=174	Germany	0.7	2004
=179	Morocco	0.5	2004
=179	United Arab Emirates	0.5	2004
=179	Japan	0.5	2004
=179	Singapore	0.5	2004
183	Luxembourg	0.4	2004
184	Cyprus	0.2	2004

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