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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."

Crime Statistics > Murders > WHO (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

Date

# 1

Burkina Faso:

81.1

2004

# 2

El Salvador:

56.4

2004

# 3

Côte d'Ivoire:

45.7

2004

# 4

Colombia:

45.5

2004

# 5

South Africa:

39.5

2004

# 6

Angola:

2004

# 7

Burundi:

35.4

2004

# 8

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

35.2

2004

# 9

Sierra Leone:

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:

2004

# 18

Zambia:

22.9

2004

# 19

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

22.7

2004

# 20

Belize:

21.9

2004

= 21

Niger:

20.2

2004

= 21

Mozambique:

20.2

2004

# 23

Saint Lucia:

19.4

2004

# 24

Chad:

2004

= 25

Puerto Rico:

18.9

2004

= 25

Russia:

18.9

2004

# 27

Congo, Republic of the:

18.8

2004

= 28

Malawi:

2004

= 28

Mali:

2004

# 30

Guyana:

17.7

2004

# 31

Guinea:

17.3

2004

# 32

Gabon:

17.1

2004

= 33

Dominican Republic:

16.8

2004

= 33

Liberia:

16.8

2004

= 33

Ecuador:

16.8

2004

# 36

Guinea-Bissau:

16.3

2004

# 37

Cameroon:

16.1

2004

# 38

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

2004

# 39

Eritrea:

15.9

2004

# 40

Burma:

15.7

2004

# 41

Paraguay:

15.3

2004

= 42

Mauritania:

15.2

2004

= 42

Papua New Guinea:

15.2

2004

# 44

Botswana:

14.2

2004

= 45

Bahamas, The:

13.8

2004

= 45

Honduras:

13.8

2004

= 47

Trinidad and Tobago:

13.7

2004

= 47

Togo:

13.7

2004

# 49

Gambia, The:

13.5

2004

# 50

Lesotho:

13.3

2004

# 51

Namibia:

12.8

2004

= 52

Benin:

12.7

2004

= 52

Swaziland:

12.7

2004

# 54

Nicaragua:

2004

= 55

Philippines:

11.9

2004

= 55

Kazakhstan:

11.9

2004

= 57

Madagascar:

11.7

2004

= 57

East Timor:

11.7

2004

# 59

Panama:

11.5

2004

# 60

Mexico:

10.9

2004

# 61

Cape Verde:

10.7

2004

# 62

Dominica:

10.3

2004

# 63

Suriname:

10.2

2004

# 64

Barbados:

9.8

2004

# 65

Comoros:

9.3

2004

# 66

Lithuania:

9.1

2004

# 67

Indonesia:

8.9

2004

# 68

Latvia:

8.6

2004

# 69

Belarus:

8.3

2004

# 70

Thailand:

8.2

2004

# 71

Kyrgyzstan:

8.1

2004

= 72

Nepal:

2004

= 72

Ukraine:

2004

= 74

Turkmenistan:

7.8

2004

= 74

Tanzania:

7.8

2004

# 76

Antigua and Barbuda:

7.7

2004

# 77

Uganda:

7.3

2004

# 78

Moldova:

7.2

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:

2004

# 88

United States:

5.6

2004

= 89

São Tomé and Príncipe:

5.4

2004

= 89

Laos:

5.4

2004

= 91

Argentina:

5.3

2004

= 91

Haiti:

5.3

2004

# 93

Grenada:

4.9

2004

# 94

Uruguay:

4.7

2004

# 95

Guam:

4.2

2004

# 96

Rwanda:

4.1

2004

# 97

Albania:

3.8

2004

= 98

Bolivia:

3.7

2004

= 98

Georgia:

3.7

2004

= 98

Cambodia:

3.7

2004

# 101

Pakistan:

3.6

2004

= 102

Djibouti:

3.5

2004

= 102

Uzbekistan:

3.5

2004

= 102

Seychelles:

3.5

2004

# 105

Somalia:

3.3

2004

# 106

Mongolia:

3.2

2004

# 107

Monaco:

3.1

2004

= 108

Peru:

2004

= 108

Bulgaria:

2004

= 108

India:

2004

= 111

Liechtenstein:

2.9

2004

= 111

Chile:

2.9

2004

= 111

Turkey:

2.9

2004

= 114

Finland:

2.6

2004

= 114

Israel:

2.6

2004

= 116

Armenia:

2.5

2004

= 116

Mauritius:

2.5

2004

= 118

Macedonia, Republic of:

2.4

2004

= 118

Bhutan:

2.4

2004

= 118

Azerbaijan:

2.4

2004

= 118

Lebanon:

2.4

2004

= 118

Romania:

2.4

2004

# 123

Bangladesh:

2.3

2004

= 124

Libya:

2.2

2004

= 124

Tajikistan:

2.2

2004

= 126

Maldives:

2.1

2004

= 126

Hungary:

2.1

2004

= 128

Ghana:

2004

= 128

Malaysia:

2004

= 128

Slovakia:

2004

= 131

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1.9

2004

= 131

China:

1.9

2004

= 133

Nigeria:

1.8

2004

= 133

Croatia:

1.8

2004

= 133

Marshall Islands:

1.8

2004

= 136

Belgium:

1.6

2004

= 136

Poland:

1.6

2004

= 138

Solomon Islands:

1.5

2004

= 138

Slovenia:

1.5

2004

= 138

Canada:

1.5

2004

= 138

Tunisia:

1.5

2004

= 142

New Zealand:

1.4

2004

= 142

Algeria:

1.4

2004

= 142

Andorra:

1.4

2004

= 142

Portugal:

1.4

2004

= 142

Serbia and Montenegro:

1.4

2004

= 147

Czech Republic:

1.3

2004

= 147

Australia:

1.3

2004

= 149

Syria:

1.2

2004

= 149

Spain:

1.2

2004

= 149

Sweden:

1.2

2004

= 149

Netherlands:

1.2

2004

= 149

Jordan:

1.2

2004

= 154

Brunei:

1.1

2004

= 154

Samoa:

1.1

2004

= 154

Vietnam:

1.1

2004

= 154

Bermuda:

1.1

2004

= 154

Kuwait:

1.1

2004

= 154

Senegal:

1.1

2004

= 160

Saudi Arabia:

2004

= 160

Vanuatu:

2004

= 160

Tonga:

2004

= 160

Bahrain:

2004

= 160

Italy:

2004

= 160

Iceland:

2004

= 166

Oman:

0.9

2004

= 166

Greece:

0.9

2004

= 166

Palau:

0.9

2004

= 166

Switzerland:

0.9

2004

= 170

Qatar:

0.8

2004

= 170

Norway:

0.8

2004

= 170

France:

0.8

2004

= 170

Denmark:

0.8

2004

= 174

Fiji:

0.7

2004

= 174

Austria:

0.7

2004

= 174

Malta:

0.7

2004

= 174

Germany:

0.7

2004

= 174

Ireland:

0.7

2004

= 179

Morocco:

0.5

2004

= 179

Singapore:

0.5

2004

= 179

United Arab Emirates:

0.5

2004

= 179

Japan:

0.5

2004

# 183

Luxembourg:

0.4

2004

# 184

Cyprus:

0.2

2004

Weighted average:

9.4

Historical countries, unions or other regions:

European Union

1.96

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."

SOURCE: World Health Organisation. via NationMaster

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