Intentional homicides - by country

Worldmap of all countries colored to reflect the values of Intentional homicides

Major world economies by its current Intentional homicides

Major world economies by historical values of its Intentional homicides

SummaryThe world's average Intentional homicides is equal to 8.4 per 100,000 people
Honduras's Intentional homicides is 11 times higher than the average Intentional homicides of the world.
The countries with the highest Intentional homicides are Honduras, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Belize, El Salvador with a(n) Intentional homicides of (90), (54), (53), (45), (41) per 100,000 people respectively.
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List of countries by Intentional homicides
Country Name	View Data	Global Rank	Region & Regional Rank	Intentional homicides per 100,000 people	Year	Growth/Decline % during the Great Recession	Growth/Decline % during the last 10 years
Honduras		1	Latin America & Caribbean \| 1	90.4	31-12-2012	60	62
Venezuela		2	Latin America & Caribbean \| 2	53.7	31-12-2012	8.4	41
Virgin Islands		3	Latin America & Caribbean \| 3	52.6	31-12-2010	17
Belize		4	Latin America & Caribbean \| 4	44.7	31-12-2012	-2.4	29
El Salvador		5	Latin America & Caribbean \| 5	41.2	31-12-2012	10	11
Guatemala		6	Latin America & Caribbean \| 6	39.9	31-12-2012	2.6	29
Jamaica		7	Latin America & Caribbean \| 7	39.3	31-12-2012	24	-1.3
Lesotho		8	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 1	38.0	31-12-2010
Swaziland		9	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 2	33.8	31-12-2012
St. Kitts and Nevis		10	Latin America & Caribbean \| 8	33.6	31-12-2012	53	214
South Africa		11	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 3	31.0	31-12-2012	-15.8	-33.6
Colombia		12	Latin America & Caribbean \| 9	30.8	31-12-2012	-8.4	-55.3
The Bahamas		13	Latin America & Caribbean \| 10	29.8	31-12-2012	35	77
Trinidad and Tobago		14	Latin America & Caribbean \| 11	28.3	31-12-2012	34	111
Puerto Rico		15	Latin America & Caribbean \| 12	26.5	31-12-2012	21	29
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		16	Latin America & Caribbean \| 13	25.6	31-12-2012	54	38
Brazil		17	Latin America & Caribbean \| 14	25.2	31-12-2012
Rwanda		18	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 4	23.1	31-12-2012
Dominican Republic		19	Latin America & Caribbean \| 15	22.1	31-12-2012	6.2	55
St. Lucia		20	Latin America & Caribbean \| 16	21.6	31-12-2012	-12.9	-17.6
Mexico		21	Latin America & Caribbean \| 17	21.5	31-12-2012	83	126
Dominica		22	Latin America & Caribbean \| 18	21.1	31-12-2010	158
Nigeria		23	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 5	20.0	31-12-2012
Greenland		24	Europe & Central Asia \| 1	19.4	31-12-2009	10
Equatorial Guinea		25	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 6	19.3	31-12-2012
Botswana		26	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 7	18.4	31-12-2012
Panama		27	Latin America & Caribbean \| 19	17.2	31-12-2012	109	43
Namibia		28	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 8	17.2	31-12-2012	2.8	-2.8
Guyana		29	Latin America & Caribbean \| 20	17.0	31-12-2012	-25.0	-10.1
Myanmar		30	East Asia & Pacific \| 1	15.2	31-12-2012
Cayman Islands		31	Latin America & Caribbean \| 21	14.7	31-12-2009	635
South Sudan		32	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 9	13.9	31-12-2012
Côte d'Ivoire		33	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 10	13.6	31-12-2012
Grenada		34	Latin America & Caribbean \| 22	13.3	31-12-2012	-42.2	-2.9
Turkmenistan		35	Europe & Central Asia \| 2	12.8	31-12-2012	77	77
Tanzania		36	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 11	12.7	31-12-2012
Congo		37	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 12	12.5	31-12-2012
Mozambique		38	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 13	12.4	31-12-2012	155	155
Ecuador		39	Latin America & Caribbean \| 23	12.4	31-12-2012	4.7	-15.1
Bolivia		40	Latin America & Caribbean \| 24	12.1	31-12-2012	33
Ethiopia		41	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 14	12.0	31-12-2012
Central African Republic		42	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 15	11.8	31-12-2012
Nicaragua		43	Latin America & Caribbean \| 25	11.3	31-12-2012	6.9	6.6
Antigua and Barbuda		44	Latin America & Caribbean \| 26	11.2	31-12-2012	40	81
Sudan		45	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 16	11.2	31-12-2012
Madagascar		46	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 17	11.1	31-12-2012
Uganda		47	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 18	10.7	31-12-2011	7.7
Zambia		48	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 19	10.7	31-12-2012	-0.7	-0.7
Zimbabwe		49	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 20	10.6	31-12-2012
Papua New Guinea		50	East Asia & Pacific \| 2	10.4	31-12-2010	6.1
Cape Verde		51	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 21	10.3	31-12-2012
Togo		52	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 22	10.3	31-12-2012
Haiti		53	Latin America & Caribbean \| 27	10.2	31-12-2012
The Gambia		54	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 23	10.2	31-12-2012
Djibouti		55	Middle East & North Africa \| 1	10.1	31-12-2012
Angola		56	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 24	10.0	31-12-2012
Comoros		57	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 25	10.0	31-12-2012
Paraguay		58	Latin America & Caribbean \| 28	9.7	31-12-2012	-16.7	-60.6
Mongolia		59	East Asia & Pacific \| 3	9.7	31-12-2011	-37.4
Peru		60	Latin America & Caribbean \| 29	9.6	31-12-2012	-8.0	129
Seychelles		61	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 26	9.5	31-12-2012
Russia		62	Europe & Central Asia \| 3	9.2	31-12-2012
Kyrgyz Republic		63	Europe & Central Asia \| 4	9.1	31-12-2011	-3.6
Gabon		64	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 27	9.1	31-12-2012
Guinea		65	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 28	8.9	31-12-2012
Philippines		66	East Asia & Pacific \| 4	8.8	31-12-2012	-2.8	8.6
Costa Rica		67	Latin America & Caribbean \| 30	8.5	31-12-2012	43	35
Benin		68	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 29	8.4	31-12-2012
Guinea-Bissau		69	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 30	8.4	31-12-2012
Kiribati		70	East Asia & Pacific \| 5	8.2	31-12-2012
Burundi		71	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 31	8.0	31-12-2012
Iraq		72	Middle East & North Africa \| 2	8.0	31-12-2012
Burkina Faso		73	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 32	8.0	31-12-2012
Somalia		74	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 33	8.0	31-12-2012
Uruguay		75	Latin America & Caribbean \| 31	7.9	31-12-2012	9.8	14
Kazakhstan		76	Europe & Central Asia \| 5	7.8	31-12-2012	-10.5	-42.2
Pakistan		77	South Asia \| 1	7.7	31-12-2012	18	22
Bermuda		78	North America \| 1	7.7	31-12-2012	98	381
Cameroon		79	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 34	7.6	31-12-2012
Mali		80	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 35	7.5	31-12-2012
Barbados		81	Latin America & Caribbean \| 32	7.4	31-12-2012	-46.5	-20.4
West Bank and Gaza		82	Middle East & North Africa \| 3	7.4	31-12-2012	324	324
Chad		83	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 36	7.3	31-12-2012
Eritrea		84	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 37	7.1	31-12-2012
Lithuania		85	Europe & Central Asia \| 6	6.7	31-12-2012	-9.0	-23.6
Turks and Caicos Islands		86	Latin America & Caribbean \| 33	6.6	31-12-2009	-41.6
Afghanistan		87	South Asia \| 2	6.5	31-12-2012
Cambodia		88	East Asia & Pacific \| 6	6.5	31-12-2012	37	37
Moldova		89	Europe & Central Asia \| 7	6.5	31-12-2012	-4.2	-35.6
Kenya		90	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 38	6.4	31-12-2012	60
Suriname		91	Latin America & Caribbean \| 34	6.1	31-12-2012
Ghana		92	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 39	6.1	31-12-2012
Lao PDR		93	East Asia & Pacific \| 7	5.9	31-12-2012
Argentina		94	Latin America & Caribbean \| 35	5.5	31-12-2010	3.8
North Korea		95	East Asia & Pacific \| 8	5.2	31-12-2012
Belarus		96	Europe & Central Asia \| 8	5.1	31-12-2010	-34.2
Thailand		97	East Asia & Pacific \| 9	5.0	31-12-2011	-21.1
Mauritania		98	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 40	5.0	31-12-2012
Estonia		99	Europe & Central Asia \| 9	5.0	31-12-2011	-21.7
Albania		100	Europe & Central Asia \| 10	5.0	31-12-2012	-10.0	-69.0
United States		101	North America \| 2	4.7	31-12-2012	-13.8	-16.1
Marshall Islands		102	East Asia & Pacific \| 10	4.7	31-12-2012
Niger		103	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 41	4.7	31-12-2012
Latvia		104	Europe & Central Asia \| 11	4.7	31-12-2012	-12.1	-48.9
Micronesia		105	East Asia & Pacific \| 11	4.6	31-12-2012
Solomon Islands		106	East Asia & Pacific \| 12	4.3	31-12-2012
Ukraine		107	Europe & Central Asia \| 12	4.3	31-12-2010	-25.4
Georgia		108	Europe & Central Asia \| 13	4.3	31-12-2010	-34.2
Tuvalu		109	East Asia & Pacific \| 13	4.2	31-12-2012
Cuba		110	Latin America & Caribbean \| 36	4.2	31-12-2012
Iran		111	Middle East & North Africa \| 4	4.1	31-12-2012
Fiji		112	East Asia & Pacific \| 14	4.0	31-12-2012
Aruba		113	Latin America & Caribbean \| 37	3.9	31-12-2010	-60.6
Maldives		114	South Asia \| 3	3.9	31-12-2012
Uzbekistan		115	Europe & Central Asia \| 14	3.7	31-12-2012	-10.7	-10.7
Samoa		116	East Asia & Pacific \| 15	3.6	31-12-2012
Kosovo		117	Europe & Central Asia \| 15	3.6	31-12-2010
India		118	South Asia \| 4	3.5	31-12-2012	-2.8	-16.7
Sri Lanka		119	South Asia \| 5	3.4	31-12-2011	-53.9
Egypt		120	Middle East & North Africa \| 5	3.4	31-12-2011	50
New Caledonia		121	East Asia & Pacific \| 16	3.3	31-12-2009	-2.9
Vietnam		122	East Asia & Pacific \| 17	3.3	31-12-2012
São Tomé and Principe		123	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 42	3.3	31-12-2011	16
Liberia		124	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 43	3.2	31-12-2012
Palau		125	East Asia & Pacific \| 18	3.1	31-12-2012
Chile		126	Latin America & Caribbean \| 38	3.1	31-12-2012	2.8
Vanuatu		127	East Asia & Pacific \| 19	2.9	31-12-2012
Monaco		128	Europe & Central Asia \| 16	2.9	31-12-2006
Nepal		129	South Asia \| 6	2.9	31-12-2011	20
Mauritius		130	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 44	2.8	31-12-2011	60
Liechtenstein		131	Europe & Central Asia \| 17	2.8	31-12-2010	-3.4
Senegal		132	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 45	2.8	31-12-2012
Malta		133	Middle East & North Africa \| 6	2.8	31-12-2012	-10.0	87
Bangladesh		134	South Asia \| 7	2.7	31-12-2012	-3.4	3.8
Montenegro		135	Europe & Central Asia \| 18	2.7	31-12-2012
United Arab Emirates		136	Middle East & North Africa \| 7	2.6	31-12-2012
Turkey		137	Europe & Central Asia \| 19	2.6	31-12-2011	-28.3
Guam		138	East Asia & Pacific \| 20	2.5	31-12-2011	-53.6
Malaysia		139	East Asia & Pacific \| 21	2.4	31-12-2012	-8.7	-8.7
Tunisia		140	Middle East & North Africa \| 8	2.2	31-12-2012
Norway		141	Europe & Central Asia \| 20	2.2	31-12-2011	-14.3
Syrian Arab Republic		142	Middle East & North Africa \| 9	2.2	31-12-2010	0.0
Morocco		143	Middle East & North Africa \| 10	2.2	31-12-2012	-12.5	38
Lebanon		144	Middle East & North Africa \| 11	2.2	31-12-2010	-9.5
Azerbaijan		145	Europe & Central Asia \| 21	2.1	31-12-2010	-18.2
Jordan		146	Middle East & North Africa \| 12	2.0	31-12-2011	-16.7
Brunei		147	East Asia & Pacific \| 22	2.0	31-12-2012
Cyprus		148	Europe & Central Asia \| 22	2.0	31-12-2012	21
Bulgaria		149	Europe & Central Asia \| 23	1.9	31-12-2012	-16.7	-53.1
Sierra Leone		150	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 46	1.9	31-12-2012	47
Malawi		151	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 47	1.8	31-12-2012	-64.5	-62.5
Israel		152	Middle East & North Africa \| 13	1.8	31-12-2012	-33.3	-50.0
Armenia		153	Europe & Central Asia \| 24	1.8	31-12-2012	7.7	-38.2
Libya		154	Middle East & North Africa \| 14	1.7	31-12-2012
Bhutan		155	South Asia \| 8	1.7	31-12-2010	-21.4
Greece		156	Europe & Central Asia \| 25	1.7	31-12-2011	30
Romania		157	Europe & Central Asia \| 26	1.7	31-12-2012	-10.0	-32.0
Tajikistan		158	Europe & Central Asia \| 27	1.6	31-12-2011	-53.6
Belgium		159	Europe & Central Asia \| 28	1.6	31-12-2012	-19.0	-48.4
Finland		160	Europe & Central Asia \| 29	1.6	31-12-2012	-4.3	-36.0
Canada		161	North America \| 3	1.6	31-12-2012	-5.9	-5.9
Slovak Republic		162	Europe & Central Asia \| 30	1.4	31-12-2012	-6.3	-46.2
Macedonia		163	Europe & Central Asia \| 31	1.4	31-12-2011	-22.7
Andorra		164	Europe & Central Asia \| 32	1.3	31-12-2010	0.0
Hungary		165	Europe & Central Asia \| 33	1.3	31-12-2012	-17.6	-35.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina		166	Europe & Central Asia \| 34	1.3	31-12-2011
Poland		167	Europe & Central Asia \| 35	1.2	31-12-2011	0.0
Portugal		168	Europe & Central Asia \| 36	1.2	31-12-2012	-20.0	9.1
Ireland		169	Europe & Central Asia \| 37	1.2	31-12-2012	-13.3	-7.7
Croatia		170	Europe & Central Asia \| 38	1.2	31-12-2012	-31.3	-25.0
Oman		171	Middle East & North Africa \| 15	1.1	31-12-2011	83
Qatar		172	Middle East & North Africa \| 16	1.1	31-12-2012	109	109
Australia		173	East Asia & Pacific \| 23	1.1	31-12-2012	-7.7	-42.1
United Kingdom		174	Europe & Central Asia \| 39	1.0	31-12-2011	-14.3
China		175	East Asia & Pacific \| 24	1.0	31-12-2010	-21.4
Tonga		176	East Asia & Pacific \| 25	1.0	31-12-2012	-2.5	-83.6
Czech Republic		177	Europe & Central Asia \| 40	1.0	31-12-2012	-30.8	-33.3
France		178	Europe & Central Asia \| 41	1.0	31-12-2012	-21.4	-47.4
New Zealand		179	East Asia & Pacific \| 26	0.90	31-12-2012	25	-40.0
Netherlands		180	Europe & Central Asia \| 42	0.90	31-12-2012	13	-25.0
Austria		181	Europe & Central Asia \| 43	0.90	31-12-2012	-28.6	13
Korea		182	East Asia & Pacific \| 27	0.90	31-12-2011
Italy		183	Europe & Central Asia \| 44	0.90	31-12-2012	-9.1	-18.2
Germany		184	Europe & Central Asia \| 45	0.80	31-12-2011	-20.0
Saudi Arabia		185	Middle East & North Africa \| 17	0.80	31-12-2012	-14.9	-14.9
Denmark		186	Europe & Central Asia \| 46	0.80	31-12-2012	80	-20.0
Luxembourg		187	Europe & Central Asia \| 47	0.80	31-12-2011	-47.4
Spain		188	Europe & Central Asia \| 48	0.80	31-12-2012	-18.2	-42.9
Algeria		189	Middle East & North Africa \| 18	0.70	31-12-2011	-11.1
Slovenia		190	Europe & Central Asia \| 49	0.70	31-12-2012	0.0	-61.1
San Marino		191	Europe & Central Asia \| 50	0.70	31-12-2012
Macao SAR, China		192	East Asia & Pacific \| 28	0.70	31-12-2010	-17.4
Sweden		193	Europe & Central Asia \| 51	0.70	31-12-2012	-10.0	-36.4
Switzerland		194	Europe & Central Asia \| 52	0.60	31-12-2011	-12.5
Indonesia		195	East Asia & Pacific \| 29	0.60	31-12-2012	0.0	-45.5
Bahrain		196	Middle East & North Africa \| 19	0.50	31-12-2011	57
French Polynesia		197	East Asia & Pacific \| 30	0.40	31-12-2009	-66.7
Kuwait		198	Middle East & North Africa \| 20	0.40	31-12-2012
Hong Kong SAR, China		199	East Asia & Pacific \| 31	0.40	31-12-2012	40	-60.0
Iceland		200	Europe & Central Asia \| 53	0.30	31-12-2012	-70.0	-78.6
Japan		201	East Asia & Pacific \| 32	0.30	31-12-2011	-20.0
Singapore		202	East Asia & Pacific \| 33	0.20	31-12-2012	0.0	-60.0

Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators