Homicide Rate
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people. Gapminder, 2016–2023.
Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: per 100k Parsed: 2026-07-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
7.8
-1.0% vs 2022
Improving
21
of 204 tracked
Declining
104
period over period
Stable
79
±0.5% band
Homicides
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
AsiaAfricaEuropeAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 48.1 | +43.6% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 5 | +25.0% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 6.8 | +13.3% |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 32 | +7.4% |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 1.3 | -72.9% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | 2 | -28.6% |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | 10.5 | -24.5% |
| 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 5.5 | -17.9% |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas -0.10%
Africa -1.6%
Europe -2.1%
Asia -4.2%
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 38 | 18.5 | -0.10% |
| Africa | 54 | 11.2 | -1.6% |
| Asia | 64 | 3.1 | -4.2% |
| Europe | 48 | 1.6 | -2.1% |