Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	South AfricaSouth Africa	69	2004
2	ColombiaColombia	61.1	2004
3	El SalvadorEl Salvador	57.5	2004
4	JamaicaJamaica	55.2	2004
5	LesothoLesotho	37.3	2004
6	VenezuelaVenezuela	37	2004
7	GuatemalaGuatemala	36.4	2004
8	HaitiHaiti	33.9	2004
9	HondurasHonduras	32.2	2004
10	BrazilBrazil	30.8	2004
11	BelizeBelize	30.1	2004
12	RussiaRussia	29.7	2004
13	RwandaRwanda	26.6	2004
14	TanzaniaTanzania	26.1	2004
15	UgandaUganda	25.2	2004
16	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	24.2	2004
17	The BahamasThe Bahamas	22.5	2004
18	BotswanaBotswana	21.5	2004
19	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	21.3	2004
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	21.28	2004
20	SwazilandSwaziland	21.1	2004
21	PhilippinesPhilippines	21	2004
22	KenyaKenya	20.8	2004
23	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	20.3	2004
24	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	19.6	2004
25	EthiopiaEthiopia	19.3	2004
26	GuyanaGuyana	19.2	2004
=27	EcuadorEcuador	18.5	2004
=27	CambodiaCambodia	18.5	2004
29	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	18.1	2004
30	ParaguayParaguay	17.8	2004
31	NigeriaNigeria	17.7	2004
=32	NicaraguaNicaragua	17.4	2004
=32	NamibiaNamibia	17.4	2004
34	KazakhstanKazakhstan	16.2	2004
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	15.3	2004
35	BarbadosBarbados	15.1	2004
36	SenegalSenegal	14.2	2004
37	PanamaPanama	13.4	2004
38	MongoliaMongolia	13.1	2004
39	UkraineUkraine	12	2004
=40	SurinameSuriname	11.8	2004
=40	SeychellesSeychelles	11.8	2004
42	GhanaGhana	11.6	2004
43	MexicoMexico	11.3	2004
44	LithuaniaLithuania	10.3	2004
=45	LatviaLatvia	10.2	2004
=45	BelarusBelarus	10.2	2004
47	AlgeriaAlgeria	9.6	2004
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	9.43	2004
48	ThailandThailand	9	2004
=49	MalaysiaMalaysia	8.9	2004
=49	EstoniaEstonia	8.9	2004
51	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	8.8	2004
52	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	8.6	2004
53	ZimbabweZimbabwe	8.4	2004
54	MoldovaMoldova	8.2	2004
55	BangladeshBangladesh	7.8	2004
56	Costa RicaCosta Rica	7.3	2004
57	Sri LankaSri Lanka	7.2	2004
=58	TurkeyTurkey	6.9	2004
=58	JordanJordan	6.9	2004
60	PakistanPakistan	6.3	2004
61	GeorgiaGeorgia	6.2	2004
62	UruguayUruguay	6	2004
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	5.97	2004
63	United StatesUnited States	5.9	2004
64	CameroonCameroon	5.8	2004
65	PeruPeru	5.7	2004
=66	ArgentinaArgentina	5.5	2004
=66	IndiaIndia	5.5	2004
=66	ChileChile	5.5	2004
69	BoliviaBolivia	5.3	2004
70	AngolaAngola	5.2	2004
71	IsraelIsrael	4.7	2004
72	BhutanBhutan	4.3	2004
73	VietnamVietnam	3.8	2004
74	UzbekistanUzbekistan	3.7	2004
=75	ArmeniaArmenia	3.3	2004
=75	RomaniaRomania	3.3	2004
77	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	3.2	2004
78	BulgariaBulgaria	3.1	2004
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	3.08	2004
=79	LibyaLibya	2.9	2004
=79	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	2.9	2004
=81	FinlandFinland	2.8	2004
=81	FijiFiji	2.8	2004
=81	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	2.8	2004
84	MauritiusMauritius	2.7	2004
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	2.69	2004
85	SyriaSyria	2.6	2004
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	2.51	2004
86	LebanonLebanon	2.5	2004
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	2.46	2004
=87	TajikistanTajikistan	2.4	2004
=87	SwedenSweden	2.4	2004
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	2.38	2004
89	SlovakiaSlovakia	2.3	2004
=90	HungaryHungary	2.2	2004
=90	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2.2	2004
=90	ChinaChina	2.2	2004
=93	NepalNepal	2.1	2005
=93	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.1	2004
=93	SloveniaSlovenia	2.1	2004
=93	OmanOman	2.1	2004
=93	BelgiumBelgium	2.1	2004
=98	CanadaCanada	2	2004
=98	CroatiaCroatia	2	2004
=100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.8	2005
=100	PortugalPortugal	1.8	2004
=100	CyprusCyprus	1.8	2004
103	European UnionEuropean Union	1.71	2004
=104	MaltaMalta	1.7	2004
=104	PolandPoland	1.7	2004
=104	TunisiaTunisia	1.7	2004
107	FranceFrance	1.6	2004
=108	AustraliaAustralia	1.5	2004
=108	New ZealandNew Zealand	1.5	2004
=110	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.4	2004
=110	SpainSpain	1.4	2004
=110	BruneiBrunei	1.4	2004
=110	KuwaitKuwait	1.4	2004
114	SingaporeSingapore	1.3	2004
115	ItalyItaly	1.2	2004
=116	BahrainBahrain	1.1	2004
=116	LuxembourgLuxembourg	1.1	2004
=116	IrelandIreland	1.1	2004
=116	DenmarkDenmark	1.1	2004
=116	MoroccoMorocco	1.1	2004
=121	GreeceGreece	1	2004
=121	GermanyGermany	1	2004
123	AustriaAustria	0.8	2004
124	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.7	2004

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