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Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country (2022)

Jamaica had the highest intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in 2022, at 53.1 per 100,000 people, followed by South Africa (43.7 per 100,000 people) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (41.2 per 100,000 people). The ranking compares 104 countries on 2022 figures from the World Bank. Qatar ranked last of the 104, at 0.069 per 100,000 people.

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How this ranking is built. Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) · Industry: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security · Period: 2022. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 87 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.

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Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country

2022 · 12 highest of 104 countries

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by countrySelected latest values by region. Periods are labelled individually. Bars start at zero; source records and value types are in the table below.Jamaica · 202253.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Africa · 202243.7 per 100,000 peopleSaint Vincent and the Grenadines · 202241.2 per 100,000 peopleTrinidad and Tobago · 202240.4 per 100,000 peopleSaint Lucia · 202236.9 per 100,000 peopleHonduras · 202235 per 100,000 peopleBahamas · 202232.2 per 100,000 peopleDominica · 202228.4 per 100,000 peopleBelize · 202228.1 per 100,000 peopleEcuador · 202227.4 per 100,000 peopleMexico · 202225.9 per 100,000 peopleColombia · 202224.9 per 100,000 people
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Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country
RegionPeriodSourceTypeValue
Jamaica2022World BankActual53.1 per 100,000 people
South Africa2022World BankActual43.7 per 100,000 people
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2022World BankActual41.2 per 100,000 people
Trinidad and Tobago2022World BankActual40.4 per 100,000 people
Saint Lucia2022World BankActual36.9 per 100,000 people
Honduras2022World BankActual35 per 100,000 people
Bahamas2022World BankActual32.2 per 100,000 people
Dominica2022World BankActual28.4 per 100,000 people
Belize2022World BankActual28.1 per 100,000 people
Ecuador2022World BankActual27.4 per 100,000 people
Mexico2022World BankActual25.9 per 100,000 people
Colombia2022World BankActual24.9 per 100,000 people
Source: World Bank · per 100,000 people · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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2022 · per 100,000 people. Grey means no observation on this map. Small territories remain in the table.

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country, 2022. Full values and sources are in the country ranking table.

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Country ranking

Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in per 100,000 people.

Ranks 1–50 of 104 countries. Page 1 of 3.

# Country Value YoY Period Source
1 Jamaica JM 53.1 per 100,000 people +2.3% 2022 World Bank
2 South Africa ZA 43.7 per 100,000 people +6.8% 2022 World Bank
3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC 41.2 per 100,000 people +32.3% 2022 World Bank
4 Trinidad and Tobago TT 40.4 per 100,000 people +34.3% 2022 World Bank
5 Saint Lucia LC 36.9 per 100,000 people -5.9% 2022 World Bank
6 Honduras HN 35 per 100,000 people -8.5% 2022 World Bank
7 Bahamas BS 32.2 per 100,000 people +7.2% 2022 World Bank
8 Dominica DM 28.4 per 100,000 people +91.1% 2022 World Bank
9 Belize BZ 28.1 per 100,000 people -11.3% 2022 World Bank
10 Ecuador EC 27.4 per 100,000 people +94.2% 2022 World Bank
11 Mexico MX 25.9 per 100,000 people -7.5% 2022 World Bank
12 Colombia CO 24.9 per 100,000 people -2.5% 2022 World Bank
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis KN 23.5 per 100,000 people -21.3% 2022 World Bank
14 Guatemala GT 22 per 100,000 people +8.9% 2022 World Bank
15 Brazil BR 20.1 per 100,000 people -2.1% 2022 World Bank
16 Haiti HT 19 per 100,000 people +33.7% 2022 World Bank
17 Puerto Rico (US) PR 17.6 per 100,000 people -9.2% 2022 World Bank
18 Guyana GY 15.9 per 100,000 people -0.7% 2022 World Bank
19 Barbados BB 15.2 per 100,000 people +34.3% 2022 World Bank
20 Bermuda BM 13.9 per 100,000 people +28.4% 2022 World Bank
21 Costa Rica CR 12.9 per 100,000 people +11.1% 2022 World Bank
22 Venezuela VE 12.6 per 100,000 people -34.4% 2022 World Bank
23 Dominican Republic DO 12.4 per 100,000 people +17.4% 2022 World Bank
24 Panama PA 11.3 per 100,000 people -10.4% 2022 World Bank
25 Uruguay UY 11.3 per 100,000 people +25.4% 2022 World Bank
26 Antigua and Barbuda AG 10.8 per 100,000 people -37.8% 2022 World Bank
27 Uganda UG 8.76 per 100,000 people +2.8% 2022 World Bank
28 Seychelles SC 7.97 per 100,000 people +96.0% 2022 World Bank
29 El Salvador SV 7.9 per 100,000 people -54.5% 2022 World Bank
30 Paraguay PY 7.57 per 100,000 people -3.6% 2022 World Bank
31 Suriname SR 7.22 per 100,000 people +27.5% 2022 World Bank
32 Grenada GD 6.84 per 100,000 people +59.7% 2022 World Bank
33 Chile CL 6.8 per 100,000 people +46.1% 2022 World Bank
34 Cameroon CM 6.76 per 100,000 people — 2022 World Bank
35 Zimbabwe ZW 6.76 per 100,000 people +8.7% 2022 World Bank
36 United States US 6.51 per 100,000 people -3.9% 2022 World Bank
37 Mongolia MN 5.97 per 100,000 people -3.3% 2022 World Bank
38 Kenya KE 4.87 per 100,000 people -7.3% 2022 World Bank
39 Argentina AR 4.31 per 100,000 people -6.7% 2022 World Bank
40 Pakistan PK 4.08 per 100,000 people +7.7% 2022 World Bank
41 Bolivia BO 4.02 per 100,000 people +14.7% 2022 World Bank
42 Fiji FJ 3.92 per 100,000 people +124.3% 2022 World Bank
43 Myanmar MM 3.9 per 100,000 people -86.4% 2022 World Bank
44 Latvia LV 3.56 per 100,000 people +17.8% 2022 World Bank
45 India IN 2.82 per 100,000 people -3.7% 2022 World Bank
46 Armenia AM 2.74 per 100,000 people -12.5% 2022 World Bank
47 Turkiye TR 2.62 per 100,000 people +5.0% 2022 World Bank
48 Montenegro ME 2.6 per 100,000 people +4.8% 2022 World Bank
49 Kazakhstan KZ 2.55 per 100,000 people -10.4% 2022 World Bank
50 Moldova MD 2.47 per 100,000 people +13.0% 2022 World Bank

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

Jamaica, at 53.1 per 100,000 people in 2022, ahead of South Africa (43.7 per 100,000 people) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (41.2 per 100,000 people), among 104 countries ranked on 2022 figures from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

Qatar, at 0.069 per 100,000 people in 2022, then Singapore (0.12 per 100,000 people).

What does this ranking measure?

Number of intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population. An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Which countries are included?

104 countries with 2022 figures: Jamaica, South Africa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Honduras, Bahamas, Dominica, Belize, Ecuador, Mexico and Colombia and 92 more. 87 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.

Where does the data come from?

From the World Bank. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.

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StatOrigin. (2026). Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country, 2022. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/intentional-homicides-per-100k-people-by-country

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