Male homicide rate by country
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.
Countries reporting
133
Highest
124.95 homicides per 100,000 population
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
0 homicides per 100,000 population
Vatican
Median
3.75 homicides per 100,000 population
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,730
What the numbers show
Male homicide rate is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 124.95 homicides per 100,000 population in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 0 homicides per 100,000 population in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population, and the mean is 14.49 homicides per 100,000 population.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 516.8%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 100.0%).
Male homicide rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 124.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2012 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 4 | Jamaica | 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela | 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 84.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Haiti | 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 73.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 68.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Bahamas | 62.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 54.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 12 | Belize | 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 46.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 15 | Dominica | 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 40.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 20 | Curacao | 32.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2007 | up 174.5% | falling |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 22 | Guyana | 27.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 23 | Grenada | 25.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 267.6% | rising |
| 24 | Seychelles | 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 16.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 15.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 2013 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 33 | Anguilla | 15.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2013 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 35 | Barbados | 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 37 | Russia | 13.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 38 | Peru | 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 39 | Bermuda | 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 11.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | — | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 43 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2017 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 47 | United States | 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 48 | Mongolia | 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 49 | British Virgin Islands | 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 2006 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 51 | Argentina | 7.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 54 | Thailand | 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 55 | Bolivia | 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 56 | Tanzania | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 57 | Lebanon | 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | up 103.4% | falling |
| 59 | Andorra | 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Turkey | 4.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 4.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Myanmar | 4.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2012 | up 516.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Aruba | 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Moldova | 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 66 | Georgia | 3.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 68 | Tonga | 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 71 | Bhutan | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 72 | India | 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 74 | Albania | 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 76 | Canada | 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Israel | 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Palestine | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Reunion | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 2009 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 84 | Latvia | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 85 | Serbia | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 86 | Iceland | 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 88 | Belgium | 2 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 89 | Algeria | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 90 | New Zealand | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 94.7% | flat |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 93 | Sweden | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 2015 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 99 | Greece | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 100 | Montenegro | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 105 | Australia | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 106 | Finland | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 107 | Brunei | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2000 | — | falling |
| 108 | Denmark | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 109 | Kuwait | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 110 | Portugal | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 112 | Germany | 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 113 | Spain | 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 116 | Croatia | 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 0.8461 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 119 | Hungary | 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 120 | United Kingdom | 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 121 | Norway | 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 122 | Austria | 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 123 | Italy | 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Czechia | 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 125 | Macao | 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Switzerland | 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 127 | South Korea | 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 130 | Japan | 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 131 | Oman | 0.1595 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 132 | Bahrain | 0.1052 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 134 | San Marino | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2011 | — | flat |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2011 | — | flat |
| 134 | Montserrat | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Vatican | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.