Homicide Rate Ranking (2021)

In 2021, homicide rate was highest in Jamaica at 52.13 per 100,000, followed by South Africa at 41.87 per 100,000 and Saint Lucia at 38.96 per 100,000. The average across countries was 6.44 per 100,000, the median was 2.32 per 100,000, and American Samoa recorded the lowest homicide rate at 0 per 100,000, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1990 to 2021 across 152 countries.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 52.13 47.26 2021
2 41.87 33.96 2021
3 38.96 29.01 2021
4 38.34 35.79 2021
5 31.25 25.83 2021
6 30.67 31.54 2021
7 29.41 20.99 2021
8 29.36 26.28 2021
9 29.17 17.96 2021
10 28.44 2.94 2021
11 28.18 29.19 2021
12 27.48 24.24 2021
13 22.38 20.81 2020
14 21.74 33.6 2019
15 19.99 18.96 2021
16 19.31 29.43 2021
17 18.17 21.31 2021
18 17.16 9.71 2021
19 16.99 19.22 2020
20 16.28 19.69 2021
21 14.02 7.8 2021
22 13.81 20.83 2021
23 13.01 11.32 2021
24 12.73 11.64 2021
25 12.66 11.29 2021
26 12.45 12.17 2021
27 11.41 11.13 2021
28 11.38 14.61 2021
29 11.2 0 2018
30 11.01 7.73 2021
31 10.91 10.93 2021
32 10.55 8.68 2021
33 10.54 8.74 2021
34 8.9 9.86 2021
35 8.53 10.04 2021
36 7.83 7.27 2021
37 6.81 6.42 2021
38 6.8 7.35 2021
39 6.2 3.37 2018
40 6.18 5.72 2020
41 6.15 6.22 2021
42 6.14 4.98 2021
43 5.71 7.27 2020
44 5.71 9.06 2021
45 5.27 3.58 2021
46 5.1 2.6 2021
47 4.7 8.53 2021
48 4.62 5.37 2021
49 4.62 4.74 2020
50 4.54 4.12 2020
51 4.46 3.02 2020
52 4.42 4.33 2019
53 4.32 5.2 2019
54 4.15 2.41 2019
55 4.02 6.59 2021
56 4.01 11.32 2021
57 3.98 3.74 2021
58 3.84 3.87 2021
59 3.7 4.54 2020
60 3.63 4.8 2021
61 3.59 3.15 2020
62 3.49 3.49 2021
63 3.43 2.38 2019
64 3.19 5 2020
65 3.04 3.69 2021
66 3.01 3.89 2020
67 2.94 2.91 2021
68 2.62 2.7 2021
69 2.6 0 2020
70 2.6 1.55 2019
71 2.58 3.58 2021
72 2.52 2.51 2021
73 2.46 1.04 2020
74 2.39 2.86 2021
75 2.34 2.19 2018
76 2.33 2.33 2019
77 2.31 2.13 2021
78 2.29 2.21 2019
79 2.26 3.15 2020
80 2.21 1.42 2020
81 2.19 1.85 2021
82 2.17 2.18 2020
83 2.14 1.7 2020
84 2.07 2 2021
85 2.04 2.36 2019
86 1.96 3.16 2021
87 1.94 1.43 2021
88 1.93 1.25 2021
89 1.91 2.24 2021
90 1.84 1.72 2021
91 1.75 2.2 2020
92 1.65 1.47 2020
93 1.57 1.51 2021
94 1.41 1.34 2021
95 1.34 1.54 2017
96 1.29 1.21 2021
97 1.28 0.99 2021
98 1.26 1.45 2021
99 1.25 1.12 2017
100 1.14 1.07 2021
101 1.14 1.18 2019
102 1.13 2017
103 1.12 3.49 2017
104 1.08 3.08 2021
105 1.08 1.2 2021
106 1.06 1.14 2021
107 1.02 0.99 2021
108 1.02 1.09 2020
109 1.01 1.15 2021
110 1 1.15 2020
111 0.98 1.3 2021
112 0.95 9.51 2019
113 0.91 1.62 2020
114 0.9 2019
115 0.88 0.96 2021
116 0.85 0.74 2021
117 0.83 0.94 2021
118 0.81 0.98 2021
119 0.8 0.94 2021
120 0.8 0.79 2021
121 0.8 0.64 2019
122 0.77 0.82 2021
123 0.74 0.86 2021
124 0.73 0.73 2021
125 0.72 0.76 2021
126 0.71 0.69 2021
127 0.65 0.61 2021
128 0.63 0.48 2021
129 0.61 0.63 2021
130 0.59 7.2 2019
131 0.54 1.36 2021
132 0.54 0.58 2021
133 0.52 0.59 2021
134 0.51 0.48 2021
135 0.5 0.52 2020
136 0.48 0.54 2021
137 0.47 0.7 2021
138 0.45 0.73 2021
139 0.44 0.67 2021
140 0.44 0.3 2021
141 0.42 0.52 2021
142 0.38 1.36 2021
143 0.33 0.43 2021
144 0.32 0.66 2020
145 0.31 0.29 2021
146 0.25 0.36 2020
147 0.24 0.31 2021
148 0.23 0.25 2021
149 0.1 0.17 2021
150 0.07 0 2021
151 0 26.85 2019
152 0 18.4 2019
Homicide Rate Ranking (2021) : Definition
Homicide Rate measures the number of intentional homicides recorded in the reporting year per 100,000 people.