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Death rate from interpersonal violence among both sexes

deaths per 100,000 people · lower is better · 192 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2021
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League table

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  1. 1Japan0.18
  2. 2Singapore0.19
  3. 3San Marino0.24
  4. 4Bahrain0.25
  5. 5Monaco0.27
  6. 6Switzerland0.44
  7. 6Qatar0.44
  8. 7Luxembourg0.48
  9. 7Andorra0.48
  10. 8Austria0.49
  11. 9Spain0.52
  12. 10Norway0.56
  13. 10Czechia0.56
  14. 11Netherlands0.58
  15. 12Italy0.64
  16. 13China0.67
  17. 13United Arab Emirates0.67
  18. 14Poland0.68
  19. 15Korea, Rep.0.74
  20. 16Ireland0.75
  21. 17Oman0.76
  22. 18Croatia0.78
  23. 19Brunei Darussalam0.81
  24. 20Portugal0.83
  25. 21Slovenia0.84
  26. 22Malta0.86
  27. 23Australia0.91
  28. 24Germany0.94
  29. 25France1
  30. 25Slovak Republic1
  31. 26Israel1
  32. 27Sweden1.1
  33. 27Finland1.1
  34. 28Iceland1.1
  35. 28Greece1.1
  36. 28North Macedonia1.1
  37. 29Bulgaria1.1
  38. 30Romania1.1
  39. 31New Zealand1.2
  40. 31Denmark1.2
  41. 32Belgium1.2
  42. 33Uzbekistan1.3
  43. 34United Kingdom1.3
  44. 35Bosnia and Herzegovina1.4
  45. 36Hungary1.4
  46. 37Cyprus1.4
  47. 38Kuwait1.4
  48. 39Morocco1.5
  49. 40Canada1.6
  50. 40Algeria1.6
  51. 41Tajikistan1.7
  52. 42Sri Lanka1.8
  53. 42Cambodia1.8
  54. 43Serbia1.8
  55. 44Estonia1.9
  56. 45Malawi1.9
  57. 46Georgia1.9
  58. 47Viet Nam1.9
  59. 48Maldives2
  60. 49Fiji2.1
  61. 50Libya2.1
  62. 51Mauritius2.2
  63. 52Belarus2.2
  64. 53Vanuatu2.2
  65. 54Nepal2.3
  66. 54Jordan2.3
  67. 55Saudi Arabia2.4
  68. 56Samoa2.4
  69. 57Syrian Arab Republic2.4
  70. 58Azerbaijan2.4
  71. 59Malaysia2.6
  72. 60Montenegro2.6
  73. 61Equatorial Guinea2.6
  74. 62Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9
  75. 63Bangladesh2.9
  76. 64Bhutan3
  77. 65Mozambique3.3
  78. 66Tonga3.4
  79. 67Albania3.5
  80. 68Turkmenistan3.5
  81. 69Tunisia3.6
  82. 70India3.7
  83. 71Solomon Islands3.7
  84. 72Chile3.8
  85. 73Myanmar3.9
  86. 74Armenia3.9
  87. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.1
  88. 76Rwanda4.2
  89. 77Indonesia4.2
  90. 78Lithuania4.2
  91. 79Egypt, Arab Rep.4.2
  92. 80Thailand4.4
  93. 81Kazakhstan4.4
  94. 82Kiribati4.4
  95. 83Latvia4.5
  96. 84Kyrgyz Republic4.5
  97. 85Moldova4.6
  98. 86Grenada4.8
  99. 87Turkiye4.8
  100. 88Suriname4.9
  101. 88Micronesia, Fed. Sts.4.9
  102. 89Somalia, Fed. Rep.5
  103. 90Cuba5
  104. 91Timor-Leste5.2
  105. 92Lebanon5.3
  106. 93Mongolia5.3
  107. 94Sudan5.4
  108. 95Ukraine5.6
  109. 96United States5.7
  110. 97Sao Tome and Principe5.8
  111. 98Benin5.8
  112. 99Djibouti5.8
  113. 100Kenya5.8
  114. 101Antigua and Barbuda5.8
  115. 102Ghana5.9
  116. 103Zambia5.9
  117. 104Argentina5.9
  118. 105Cameroon6
  119. 106Peru6.1
  120. 107Madagascar6.2
  121. 108Marshall Islands6.4
  122. 109Lao PDR6.4
  123. 110Burundi6.5
  124. 111Pakistan6.6
  125. 111Ecuador6.6
  126. 112Russian Federation6.7
  127. 113Ethiopia6.8
  128. 114Tuvalu6.9
  129. 115Sierra Leone7.5
  130. 116Paraguay7.6
  131. 117Senegal7.6
  132. 118Comoros7.6
  133. 119Gambia, The7.7
  134. 120Tanzania8
  135. 121Gabon8
  136. 122Afghanistan8.4
  137. 123Chad8.5
  138. 123Guinea-Bissau8.5
  139. 124Guinea8.5
  140. 125Togo8.6
  141. 126Dominica8.6
  142. 127Nigeria8.7
  143. 128Angola8.7
  144. 129Uruguay9.2
  145. 129Niger9.2
  146. 130Nicaragua9.2
  147. 130Burkina Faso9.2
  148. 131Palau9.3
  149. 132Liberia9.3
  150. 133Congo, Rep.9.4
  151. 134Naoero9.4
  152. 135Yemen, Rep.9.6
  153. 136Mali10
  154. 137Papua New Guinea10.4
  155. 138Eritrea10.5
  156. 139Bolivia10.6
  157. 140Mauritania10.9
  158. 141Cote d'Ivoire11.1
  159. 142Zimbabwe12.2
  160. 143Congo, Dem. Rep.12.4
  161. 144Iraq12.6
  162. 145Philippines12.8
  163. 146Barbados12.8
  164. 147Costa Rica13.6
  165. 148Cabo Verde13.9
  166. 149Seychelles14
  167. 150Guyana14.1
  168. 151St. Kitts and Nevis14.2
  169. 152Uganda15.4
  170. 153Botswana15.6
  171. 154South Sudan15.8
  172. 155Namibia17.9
  173. 156Eswatini18.3
  174. 157Central African Republic19
  175. 158Dominican Republic19.7
  176. 159St. Lucia20.1
  177. 160Panama20.2
  178. 161Haiti20.9
  179. 162Guatemala26.2
  180. 163Mexico28.5
  181. 164Brazil32.5
  182. 165South Africa32.8
  183. 166St. Vincent and the Grenadines34.6
  184. 167Colombia35.6
  185. 168Trinidad and Tobago37.3
  186. 169Belize38.5
  187. 170Lesotho39.8
  188. 171Bahamas, The44
  189. 172Jamaica51.9
  190. 173Venezuela, RB62.8
  191. 174Honduras77.1
  192. 175El Salvador94.3

Death rate from interpersonal violence among both sexes