Administrative records
Outcome indicator
The most internationally comparable violence indicator, but recording differences remain. Compare trends within a country with more confidence than levels between countries.
Source: UNODC · via World Bank WDI
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0.734492430713877 per 100,000 population for Malaysia in 2023, published by World Bank Group.
Source
- Published by
- World Bank Group
- Source
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 ↗
- Attribution
- UNODC · via World Bank WDI
- Retrieved
- 9 November 2026
- Methodology
- UNODC intentional homicide statistics
Version
- Value
- 0.734492430713877 per 100,000 population
- Period
- 2023
- Status
- Observed
- Kind of data
- Administrative records
- Country
- Malaysia
- Comparability
- The most internationally comparable violence indicator, but recording differences remain. Compare trends within a country with more confidence than levels between countries.
Authority
- Criminalizes
- Homicide
- Related to
- Criminal Law
- Measures
- Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people.
How good is this figure?
Separate dimensions, not one score — an excellent source can still be incomparable across countries.
- Source
- International organisation
- Definition
- Standardised definition
- Comparability
- Comparable with care
- Status
- Observed
- Evidence
- Administrative records
The law behind it
| Country | Value | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4.03 | 2021 | Observed |
| Albania | 1.39 | 2023 | Observed |
| Algeria | 1.16 | 2023 | Observed |
| Andorra | 2.58 | 2020 | Observed |
| Angola | 4.10 | 2016 | Observed |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| Argentina | 4.49 | 2023 | Observed |
| Armenia | 2.21 | 2023 | Observed |
| Australia — Commonwealth | 0.85 | 2023 | Observed |
| Austria | 0.88 | 2023 | Observed |
| Azerbaijan | 2.16 | 2023 | Observed |
| Bahamas | 32.2 | 2022 | Observed |
| Bahrain | 0.20 | 2022 | Observed |
| Bangladesh | 2.34 | 2018 | Observed |
| Barbados | 7.44 | 2023 | Observed |
| Belarus | 2.38 | 2019 | Observed |
| Belgium | 1.08 | 2021 | Observed |
| Belize | 28.1 | 2022 | Observed |
| Benin | 1.13 | 2017 | Observed |
| Bhutan | 2.47 | 2020 | Observed |
| Bolivia | 4.42 | 2023 | Observed |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | 2023 | Observed |
| Botswana | 11.4 | 2021 | Observed |
| Brazil — Federal | 19.3 | 2023 | Observed |
| Brunei | 0.49 | 2013 | Observed |
| Bulgaria | 1.09 | 2023 | Observed |
| Burkina Faso | 1.25 | 2017 | Observed |
| Burundi | 5.65 | 2016 | Observed |
| Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 2020 | Observed |
| Cambodia | 1.82 | 2011 | Observed |
| Cameroon | 6.76 | 2022 | Observed |
| Canada — Federal | 1.98 | 2023 | Observed |
| Central African Republic | 20.1 | 2016 | Observed |
| Chile | 6.35 | 2023 | Observed |
| China — National | 0.50 | 2020 | Observed |
| Colombia | 24.9 | 2023 | Observed |
| Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| Croatia | 0.67 | 2023 | Observed |
| Cuba | 4.46 | 2019 | Observed |
| Cyprus | 0.82 | 2023 | Observed |
| Czechia | 0.77 | 2023 | Observed |
| Denmark | 0.84 | 2023 | Observed |
| Dominica | 27.1 | 2023 | Observed |
| Dominican Republic | 10.9 | 2023 | Observed |
| Ecuador | 45.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| Egypt | 1.31 | 2017 | Observed |
| El Salvador | 7.90 | 2022 | Observed |
| Eritrea | 15.6 | 2012 | Observed |
| Estonia | 1.54 | 2023 | Observed |
| Eswatini | 12.5 | 2021 | Observed |
| Ethiopia | 8.51 | 2012 | Observed |
| Fiji | 2.06 | 2023 | Observed |
| Finland | 0.98 | 2023 | Observed |
| France | 1.34 | 2023 | Observed |
| Georgia | 2.03 | 2019 | Observed |
| Germany — Bund | 0.91 | 2023 | Observed |
| Ghana | 1.83 | 2022 | Observed |
| Greece | 0.84 | 2023 | Observed |
| Grenada | 13.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| Guatemala | 23.4 | 2023 | Observed |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1.12 | 2017 | Observed |
| Guyana | 19.1 | 2023 | Observed |
| Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 | Observed |
| Honduras | 31.4 | 2023 | Observed |
| Hungary | 0.72 | 2023 | Observed |
| Iceland | 1.29 | 2023 | Observed |
| India — Union | 2.82 | 2022 | Observed |
| Indonesia | 0.30 | 2022 | Observed |
| Iran | 2.38 | 2014 | Observed |
| Iraq | 9.46 | 2013 | Observed |
| Ireland | 0.65 | 2023 | Observed |
| Israel | 1.63 | 2022 | Observed |
| Italy | 0.57 | 2023 | Observed |
| Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 | Observed |
| Japan | 0.23 | 2023 | Observed |
| Jordan | 0.99 | 2023 | Observed |
| Kazakhstan | 2.55 | 2022 | Observed |
| Kenya | 4.87 | 2022 | Observed |
| Kiribati | 7.12 | 2012 | Observed |
| Kuwait | 0.25 | 2020 | Observed |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.75 | 2020 | Observed |
| Latvia | 2.50 | 2023 | Observed |
| Lebanon | 2.24 | 2020 | Observed |
| Lesotho | 38.2 | 2008 | Observed |
| Liberia | 3.09 | 2012 | Observed |
| Liechtenstein | 5.12 | 2021 | Observed |
| Lithuania | 2.63 | 2023 | Observed |
| Luxembourg | 1.53 | 2022 | Observed |
| Malawi | 1.78 | 2012 | Observed |
| Malaysia | 0.73 | 2023 | Observed |
| Maldives | 0.62 | 2019 | Observed |
| Malta | 0.56 | 2023 | Observed |
| Mauritania | 1.00 | 2020 | Observed |
| Mauritius | 2.27 | 2022 | Observed |
| Mexico — Federal | 24.9 | 2023 | Observed |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.91 | 2019 | Observed |
| Moldova | 2.54 | 2023 | Observed |
| Monaco | 3.08 | 2001 | Observed |
| Mongolia | 5.92 | 2023 | Observed |
| Montenegro | 0.79 | 2023 | Observed |
| Morocco | 1.71 | 2023 | Observed |
| Mozambique | 3.59 | 2011 | Observed |
| Myanmar | 2.58 | 2023 | Observed |
| Namibia | 11.2 | 2021 | Observed |
| Nepal | 2.13 | 2020 | Observed |
| Netherlands | 0.69 | 2023 | Observed |
| New Zealand | 1.46 | 2022 | Observed |
| Nicaragua | 11.3 | 2021 | Observed |
| Niger | 4.42 | 2012 | Observed |
| Nigeria — Federal | 15.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| North Macedonia | 1.53 | 2023 | Observed |
| Norway | 0.72 | 2023 | Observed |
| Oman | 0.14 | 2023 | Observed |
| Pakistan | 4.33 | 2023 | Observed |
| Palau | 11.2 | 2018 | Observed |
| Palestine | 0.62 | 2022 | Observed |
| Panama | 11.7 | 2023 | Observed |
| Papua New Guinea | 9.34 | 2010 | Observed |
| Paraguay | 6.78 | 2023 | Observed |
| Peru | 8.60 | 2021 | Observed |
| Philippines | 4.35 | 2023 | Observed |
| Poland | 0.80 | 2023 | Observed |
| Portugal | 0.72 | 2022 | Observed |
| Qatar | 0.07 | 2022 | Observed |
| Romania | 1.11 | 2023 | Observed |
| Russia | 6.77 | 2021 | Observed |
| Rwanda | 3.61 | 2020 | Observed |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 | Observed |
| Saint Lucia | 39.0 | 2023 | Observed |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 | Observed |
| Samoa | 6.26 | 2018 | Observed |
| San Marino | 3.64 | 2002 | Observed |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.94 | 2019 | Observed |
| Senegal | 0.27 | 2015 | Observed |
| Serbia | 1.31 | 2023 | Observed |
| Seychelles | 7.97 | 2022 | Observed |
| Sierra Leone | 2.22 | 2020 | Observed |
| Singapore | 0.07 | 2023 | Observed |
| Slovakia | 1.12 | 2023 | Observed |
| Slovenia | 0.57 | 2023 | Observed |
| Solomon Islands | 3.73 | 2008 | Observed |
| South Africa | 43.7 | 2022 | Observed |
| South Korea | 0.48 | 2023 | Observed |
| South Sudan | 14.0 | 2012 | Observed |
| Spain — Estado | 0.69 | 2023 | Observed |
| Sri Lanka | 3.31 | 2019 | Observed |
| Sudan | 5.15 | 2008 | Observed |
| Suriname | 6.52 | 2023 | Observed |
| Sweden | 1.15 | 2023 | Observed |
| Switzerland — Confederation | 0.60 | 2023 | Observed |
| Syria | 2.06 | 2010 | Observed |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.23 | 2011 | Observed |
| Tajikistan | 0.89 | 2020 | Observed |
| Tanzania | 3.75 | 2020 | Observed |
| Thailand | 4.79 | 2011 | Observed |
| Timor-Leste | 4.07 | 2015 | Observed |
| Tonga | 0.95 | 2019 | Observed |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 | Observed |
| Tunisia | 4.69 | 2020 | Observed |
| Turkmenistan | 1.01 | 2015 | Observed |
| Tuvalu | 18.3 | 2012 | Observed |
| Türkiye | 3.23 | 2023 | Observed |
| Uganda | 8.97 | 2023 | Observed |
| Ukraine | 3.78 | 2021 | Observed |
| United Arab Emirates — Federal | 0.69 | 2022 | Observed |
| United Kingdom | 1.12 | 2021 | Observed |
| United States — Federal | 5.76 | 2023 | Observed |
| Uruguay | 11.2 | 2023 | Observed |
| Uzbekistan | 1.40 | 2021 | Observed |
| Vanuatu | 0.33 | 2020 | Observed |
| Venezuela | 12.6 | 2022 | Observed |
| Vietnam | 1.54 | 2011 | Observed |
| Yemen | 5.81 | 2013 | Observed |
| Zambia | 5.20 | 2015 | Observed |
| Zimbabwe | 6.76 | 2022 | Observed |
Sorted by name, not by value: this is a table of evidence, not a league.
Method
UNODC intentional homicide statistics — Victims of intentional homicide as defined by the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS).