Male homicide victims by country
Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.
Countries reporting
136
Highest
36,020 homicides
Brazil
Lowest
0 homicides
Vatican
Median
69 homicides
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,730
What the numbers show
Male homicide victims is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 36,020 homicides in Brazil; the lowest is 0 homicides in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 69 homicides, and the mean is 1,652 homicides.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 620.4%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 100.0%).
Male homicide victims: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 36,020 homicides | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 28,243 homicides | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 23,751 homicides | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 22,236 homicides | 2022 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 15,437 homicides | 2023 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela | 13,662 homicides | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 12,121 homicides | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 8 | Russia | 9,277 homicides | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Ecuador | 7,576 homicides | 2023 | up 414.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 4,321 homicides | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 11 | Haiti | 4,276 homicides | 2023 | up 341.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 3,629 homicides | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 3,617 homicides | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 2,936 homicides | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 15 | Iraq | 2,798 homicides | 2013 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 16 | Ukraine | 2,290 homicides | 2017 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 2,245 homicides | 2014 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 2,167 homicides | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 2,084 homicides | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 1,945 homicides | 2012 | up 620.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 1,918 homicides | 2022 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 22 | Tanzania | 1,755 homicides | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 1,684 homicides | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 24 | Jamaica | 1,286 homicides | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 25 | Myanmar | 1,146 homicides | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 1,110 homicides | 2023 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1,103 homicides | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 886 homicides | 2022 | — | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 835 homicides | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 30 | France | 649 homicides | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 646 homicides | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 32 | Canada | 564 homicides | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 547 homicides | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 543 homicides | 2021 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 493 homicides | 2019 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 484 homicides | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 431 homicides | 2023 | up 153.5% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 425 homicides | 2022 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 423 homicides | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 396 homicides | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 41 | Cuba | 395 homicides | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 393 homicides | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 366 homicides | 2022 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bolivia | 359 homicides | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 345 homicides | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 46 | Uruguay | 325 homicides | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 300 homicides | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 48 | Spain | 220 homicides | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 220 homicides | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Poland | 187 homicides | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 51 | Lebanon | 155 homicides | 2020 | up 124.6% | falling |
| 52 | Australia | 152 homicides | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 150 homicides | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 54 | Romania | 148 homicides | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 141 homicides | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 55 | Japan | 141 homicides | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 57 | Belarus | 138 homicides | 2019 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 58 | South Korea | 127 homicides | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 126 homicides | 2022 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 60 | Bahamas | 118 homicides | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 114 homicides | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 109 homicides | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 63 | Belize | 104 homicides | 2022 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 88 homicides | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 84 homicides | 2023 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 77 homicides | 2020 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 73 homicides | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 70 homicides | 2018 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Greece | 68 homicides | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine | 67 homicides | 2022 | up 204.5% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia | 66 homicides | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 61 homicides | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 60 homicides | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 74 | Moldova | 57 homicides | 2023 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 75 | Armenia | 54 homicides | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Portugal | 51 homicides | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 50 homicides | 2015 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 77 | United States Virgin Islands | 50 homicides | 2012 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 79 | Lithuania | 48 homicides | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48 homicides | 2023 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 81 | New Zealand | 46 homicides | 2022 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 43 homicides | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 43 homicides | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 39 homicides | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 85 | Czechia | 38 homicides | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 86 | Austria | 35 homicides | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 87 | Suriname | 34 homicides | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 33 homicides | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 89 | Finland | 32 homicides | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 89 | Slovakia | 32 homicides | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 92 | Kuwait | 29 homicides | 2020 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 homicides | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 27 homicides | 2020 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 homicides | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 25 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Curacao | 23 homicides | 2007 | up 187.5% | falling |
| 97 | Ireland | 23 homicides | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 22 homicides | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 100 | Barbados | 20 homicides | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 19 homicides | 2023 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 101 | Mauritius | 19 homicides | 2022 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 103 | Latvia | 18 homicides | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 104 | Croatia | 17 homicides | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Dominica | 15 homicides | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 105 | Estonia | 15 homicides | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 15 homicides | 2023 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 109 | Bhutan | 14 homicides | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 110 | Seychelles | 13.54 homicides | 2014 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 111 | Reunion | 9.17 homicides | 2009 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 homicides | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | 9 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Cyprus | 8 homicides | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Fiji | 7 homicides | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 5 homicides | 2014 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 5 homicides | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | 5 homicides | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Bermuda | 4 homicides | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Iceland | 4 homicides | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Montenegro | 4 homicides | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 122 | Aruba | 2 homicides | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Andorra | 2 homicides | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei | 2 homicides | 2000 | — | falling |
| 122 | Macao | 2 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Singapore | 2 homicides | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 homicides | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Tonga | 2 homicides | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 1 homicides | 2022 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 1 homicides | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Malta | 1 homicides | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 129 | British Virgin Islands | 1 homicides | 2006 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Anguilla | 1 homicides | 2013 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Qatar | 0 homicides | 2022 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | San Marino | 0 homicides | 2011 | — | flat |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 homicides | 2011 | — | flat |
| 134 | Montserrat | 0 homicides | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Vatican | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.