Oceania Homicide Rate Ranking (2021)
In 2018, homicide rate in Oceania was highest in Palau at 11.20 per 100,000, followed by Samoa at 6.20 per 100,000 and Guam at 4.15 per 100,000. The average homicide rate across countries in Oceania was 2.66 per 100,000, the median was 0.95 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 11 countries in Oceania.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.2 | 0 | 2018 | |
| 2 | 6.2 | 3.37 | 2018 | |
| 3 | 4.15 | 2.41 | 2019 | |
| 4 | 2.6 | 1.55 | 2019 | |
| 5 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2020 | |
| 6 | 0.95 | 9.51 | 2019 | |
| 7 | 0.9 | 2019 | ||
| 8 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 2021 | |
| 9 | 0.32 | 0.66 | 2020 | |
| 10 | 0 | 26.85 | 2019 | |
| 11 | 0 | 18.4 | 2019 |
Oceania Homicide Rate Ranking (2021) : Definition
Homicide Rate measures the number of intentional homicides recorded in the reporting year per 100,000 people.