Global Rankings: Homicide Rate per 100k (2023)

Rank Country Value
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.16
2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32
3 Jamaica 49.44
4 Ecuador 45.72
5 Haiti 41.15
6 Saint Lucia 39.04
7 Honduras 31.44
8 Dominica 27.06
9 Colombia 24.91
10 Mexico 24.86
11 Guatemala 23.37
12 Brazil 19.28
13 Guyana 19.12
14 Costa Rica 17.75
15 Nigeria 15.75
16 Puerto Rico 14.59
17 Grenada 13.67
18 Panama 11.71
19 Uruguay 11.25
20 Dominican Republic 10.92
21 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72
22 Uganda 8.97
23 Barbados 7.44
24 Paraguay 6.78
25 Suriname 6.52
26 Chile 6.35
27 Bermuda 6.18
28 Mongolia 5.92
29 United States 5.76
30 Argentina 4.49
31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.42
32 Philippines 4.35
33 Pakistan 4.33
34 Türkiye 3.23
35 Lithuania 2.63
36 Myanmar 2.58
37 Moldova, Republic of 2.54
38 Latvia 2.50
39 Armenia 2.21
40 Azerbaijan 2.16
41 Fiji 2.06
42 Canada 1.98
43 Morocco 1.71
44 Estonia 1.54
45 North Macedonia 1.53
46 Albania 1.39
47 France 1.34
48 Serbia 1.31
49 Iceland 1.29
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22
51 Algeria 1.16
52 Sweden 1.15
53 Slovakia 1.12
54 Romania 1.11
55 Bulgaria 1.09
56 Jordan 0.99
57 Finland 0.98
58 Germany 0.91
59 Austria 0.88
60 Australia 0.85
61 Denmark 0.84
62 Greece 0.84
63 Cyprus 0.82
64 Poland 0.80
65 Montenegro 0.79
66 Czechia 0.77
67 Malaysia 0.73
68 Norway 0.72
69 Hungary 0.72
70 Netherlands 0.69
71 Spain 0.69
72 Croatia 0.67
73 Ireland 0.65
74 Switzerland 0.60
75 Italy 0.57
76 Slovenia 0.57
77 Malta 0.56
78 Macao 0.56
79 Korea, Republic of 0.48
80 Hong Kong 0.38
81 Japan 0.23
82 Oman 0.14
83 Singapore 0.07

About This Indicator

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators