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Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population

· lower is better · 185 countries

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO)WHO data terms — CC BY 4.0 asserted at data.who.int; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO per WHO data policy (display tier, pending clearance)updated 2021
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  1. 1Singapore0.18
  2. 2Japan0.18
  3. 3Bahrain0.27
  4. 4Switzerland0.44
  5. 5Luxembourg0.47
  6. 6Qatar0.48
  7. 7Austria0.49
  8. 8Spain0.52
  9. 9Czechia0.56
  10. 10Norway0.56
  11. 11Netherlands0.58
  12. 12Italy0.64
  13. 13China0.67
  14. 14United Arab Emirates0.67
  15. 15Poland0.68
  16. 16Korea, Rep.0.74
  17. 17Ireland0.75
  18. 18Oman0.76
  19. 19Croatia0.78
  20. 20Brunei Darussalam0.82
  21. 21Portugal0.83
  22. 22Slovenia0.84
  23. 23Malta0.86
  24. 24Australia0.91
  25. 25Germany0.94
  26. 26Slovak Republic1
  27. 27France1
  28. 28Israel1
  29. 29Finland1.1
  30. 30Sweden1.1
  31. 31North Macedonia1.1
  32. 32Iceland1.1
  33. 33Bulgaria1.1
  34. 34Greece1.1
  35. 35Romania1.1
  36. 36New Zealand1.2
  37. 37Denmark1.2
  38. 38Belgium1.2
  39. 39United Kingdom1.3
  40. 40Uzbekistan1.3
  41. 41Hungary1.4
  42. 42Bosnia and Herzegovina1.4
  43. 43Cyprus1.4
  44. 44Morocco1.5
  45. 45Algeria1.6
  46. 46Canada1.6
  47. 47Tajikistan1.7
  48. 48Kuwait1.7
  49. 49Cambodia1.8
  50. 50Serbia1.8
  51. 51Sri Lanka1.8
  52. 52Estonia1.8
  53. 53Georgia1.9
  54. 54Malawi1.9
  55. 55Viet Nam1.9
  56. 56Fiji2.1
  57. 57Libya2.1
  58. 58Maldives2.1
  59. 59Belarus2.2
  60. 60Mauritius2.2
  61. 61Vanuatu2.2
  62. 62Nepal2.3
  63. 63Jordan2.3
  64. 64Saudi Arabia2.4
  65. 65Samoa2.4
  66. 66Syrian Arab Republic2.4
  67. 67Azerbaijan2.5
  68. 68Montenegro2.6
  69. 69Malaysia2.6
  70. 70Equatorial Guinea2.6
  71. 71Bangladesh2.9
  72. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9
  73. 73Bhutan3
  74. 74Mozambique3.3
  75. 75Tonga3.3
  76. 76Albania3.4
  77. 77Turkmenistan3.4
  78. 78Tunisia3.6
  79. 79India3.6
  80. 80Solomon Islands3.8
  81. 81Chile3.8
  82. 82Myanmar3.9
  83. 83Rwanda4.1
  84. 84Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.1
  85. 85Armenia4.1
  86. 86Indonesia4.1
  87. 87Egypt, Arab Rep.4.2
  88. 88Lithuania4.2
  89. 89Kazakhstan4.4
  90. 90Thailand4.4
  91. 91Kiribati4.5
  92. 92Latvia4.5
  93. 93Moldova4.6
  94. 94Kyrgyz Republic4.7
  95. 95Micronesia, Fed. Sts.4.8
  96. 96Turkiye4.8
  97. 97Suriname4.9
  98. 98Grenada5
  99. 99Somalia, Fed. Rep.5
  100. 100Cuba5
  101. 101Timor-Leste5.1
  102. 102Sudan5.3
  103. 103Lebanon5.3
  104. 104Mongolia5.3
  105. 105Ukraine5.6
  106. 106United States5.8
  107. 107Benin5.8
  108. 108Djibouti5.8
  109. 109Sao Tome and Principe5.8
  110. 110Antigua and Barbuda5.8
  111. 111Kenya5.8
  112. 112Ghana5.9
  113. 113Argentina5.9
  114. 114Zambia5.9
  115. 115Cameroon6
  116. 116Madagascar6.1
  117. 117Peru6.2
  118. 118Lao PDR6.4
  119. 119Burundi6.5
  120. 120Ecuador6.6
  121. 121Pakistan6.6
  122. 122Ethiopia6.7
  123. 123Russian Federation6.7
  124. 124West Bank and Gaza6.8
  125. 125Sierra Leone7.5
  126. 126Paraguay7.6
  127. 127Comoros7.6
  128. 128Senegal7.9
  129. 129Gambia, The7.9
  130. 130Gabon8
  131. 131Tanzania8.3
  132. 132Afghanistan8.3
  133. 133Chad8.5
  134. 134Guinea8.5
  135. 135Togo8.5
  136. 136Guinea-Bissau8.6
  137. 137Angola8.7
  138. 138Nigeria8.8
  139. 139Uruguay9.2
  140. 140Nicaragua9.2
  141. 141Burkina Faso9.3
  142. 142Congo, Rep.9.3
  143. 143Liberia9.4
  144. 144Niger9.4
  145. 145Yemen, Rep.9.4
  146. 146Mali10
  147. 147Papua New Guinea10.4
  148. 148Eritrea10.4
  149. 149Mauritania10.6
  150. 150Bolivia10.7
  151. 151Cote d'Ivoire11
  152. 152Zimbabwe11.9
  153. 153Congo, Dem. Rep.12.4
  154. 154Iraq12.6
  155. 155Philippines12.7
  156. 156Barbados12.7
  157. 157Costa Rica13.5
  158. 158Guyana13.9
  159. 159Cabo Verde13.9
  160. 160Seychelles14.6
  161. 161Botswana15.4
  162. 162Uganda15.5
  163. 163South Sudan16.5
  164. 164Namibia17.9
  165. 165Central African Republic18.1
  166. 166Eswatini18.5
  167. 167Dominican Republic19.5
  168. 168St. Lucia20.1
  169. 169Panama20.3
  170. 170Haiti20.9
  171. 171Puerto Rico (US)23.3
  172. 172Guatemala26.2
  173. 173Mexico28.2
  174. 174Brazil32.3
  175. 175South Africa33.8
  176. 176St. Vincent and the Grenadines34.6
  177. 177Colombia35.7
  178. 178Trinidad and Tobago37.7
  179. 179Belize38.3
  180. 180Lesotho38.9
  181. 181Bahamas, The44.6
  182. 182Jamaica51.9
  183. 183Venezuela, RB63.1
  184. 184Honduras75.2
  185. 185El Salvador93.8

Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population