List of countries by firearm-related homicide rates

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This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year

Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country.[1]

Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards. Not included are accidental deaths, or justifiable deaths by any means other than by firearm.

Table of homicide rates from firearms

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All the data in this table is from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).[2] There are 2 countries in the UNODC dataset that are missing from the table below: Egypt (2.062 rate in 2011) and India (0.297 rate in 2012).

  • Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.
Homicide rates by firearm per 100,000 inhabitants.
Location 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Albania * 1.126 1.751 1.430 1.635 1.599 1.528 1.493 1.596 2.427
  Algeria 0.096 0.140 0.133 0.084 0.091 0.129 0.136 0.217 0.106
  Andorra 0 0
  Antigua and Barbuda 8.532 4.291 3.238 2.171 3.274 10.975 4.417 1.112
  Argentina * 2.305 2.418 2.685 2.521 2.733 2.826 3.655
  Armenia * 0.674 0.212 0.631 0.523 0.903 0.277
  Australia * 0.103 0.096 0.078 0.150 0.100 0.094 0.132 0.113 0.153
  Austria * 0.145 0.179 0.135 0.101 0.090 0.182 0.103 0.058 0.105
  Azerbaijan * 0.165 0.175 0.186 0.148 0.179 0.180
  Bahamas 28.538 25.496 14.269 19.528 20.154 26.816 23.739 28.521 26.983
  Barbados 11.717 6.046 9.263 11.064 6.436 8.238 5.742 6.832 6.126
  Belarus 0.206
  Belize * 22.454 22.748 20.004 23.388 25.127 21.885 22.324 19.729 20.151
  Bermuda 4.674 3.124 0 4.719 4.741 7.928 1.584 3.157
  Bhutan * 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bolivia * 0.384 0.306 0.184 0.272 0.267 0.376 0.169 0.099
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.495 0.428 0.362 0.625 0.441 0.669 0.546 0.908 0.644
  Brazil * 15.945
  Bulgaria * 0.237 0.152 0.287 0.244
  Cape Verde * 1.926 2.124 5.552 2.717 4.761
  Canada * 0.889 0.781 0.736 0.704 0.678 0.730 0.617 0.501 0.438
  Chile * 3.637 2.221 2.617 1.854 2.016 1.818 1.532 1.466 1.442
  Colombia * 18.127 18.252 16.344 16.149 16.470 18.357 18.528 19.682 21.126
  Costa Rica * 8.304 7.905 7.474 7.955 8.711 7.765 7.865 6.750
  Croatia 0.223 0.172 0.268 0.363 0.120 0.572 0.331 0.165 0.373
  Cyprus * 0.160 0.402 0.242 0.163 0.164 0.165 0.501 0.505 0.255
  Czech Republic * 0.095 0.076 0.047 0.085 0.076 0.066 0.019 0.095
  Denmark * 0.052 0.139 0.175
  Dominica 1.381 9.723 9.800 9.884 8.522 2.854 0 0
  Dominican Republic * 6.724 6.116 4.409 4.264 4.914 5.767 5.918 11.116
  Ecuador * 22.565 10.248 4.588 3.759 2.727 3.025 2.731 3.365 4.355
  Egypt *
  El Salvador * 4.782 11.181 14.715 27.929 41.441 47.984 68.106 88.845 48.393
  Eswatini 1.426
  Finland * 0.091 0.218 0.109 0.164 0.219 0.201
  France * 0.100 0.142
  Georgia 0.848 0.768
  Germany * 0.065 0.048 0.045 0.052 0.069
  Greece * 0.318 0.268 0.257 0.236 0.329 0.206 0.242
  Grenada 0 1.617 0 2.462 0 0.834 0
  Guatemala * 3.436 3.554 6.197 6.712 8.457 33.380 26.270
  Guyana * 2.983 3.387 4.131 2.546 2.882 4.216 5.695
  Holy See 0 0 0 0
  Honduras * 28.721 26.962 30.194 27.112 29.158 41.868 42.294 53.364
  Hong Kong * 0 0 0 0 0.027 0 0 0 0.014
  Hungary * 0.040 0.021 0.072 0.031 0.123 0 0.041 0.030
  Iceland 0.270 0 0 0 0 0.298 0 0
  India *
  Iran * 0.369 0.543
  Italy * 0.202 0.154 0.171
  Jamaica * 44.706 44.206 39.639 39.769 36.097 47.857 39.248 34.855 25.677
  Japan * 0.003 0.003 0.002
  Jordan * 0.425 0.242 0.311 0.449 0.335 0.460
  Kazakhstan * 0.105 0.349 0.261
  Liechtenstein 0
  Lithuania 0.106 0.070 0.139 0.241 0.102
  Luxembourg 0.180
  Macau * 0 0
  Malta 0 0.776 0.596 0.203 0.417 0 0.438 0.672
  Mauritius * 0 0.154
  Mexico * 17.497 19.333 20.346 20.679 20.723 17.842 13.106 10.654 10.058
  Monaco 0
  Mongolia 0.090 0.061 0 0.190 0.065 0.099 0.101 0.276
  Montenegro * 1.914 1.115 1.908 2.062 1.109 1.739 2.527 1.577 1.892
  Morocco 0.024 0.005 0.094 0.025 0.014 0.009 0.043 0.006
  Netherlands 0.216 0.194 0.184 0.190 0.185 0.209 0.152 0.182 0.236
  New Zealand * 1.230 0.248 0.232 0.171 0.152 0.133
  Nicaragua 2.000 3.286 6.117 2.886 3.302
  North Macedonia 0.238 0.189 0.568 0.758 0.237 0.854 1.092
  Northern Ireland * 0.157 0.210 0.158 0.264 0.106 0.107 0.322 0.270 0.109
  Oman * 0.066 0.065 0.022 0 0.045 0
  Palestine * 0.370
  Panama * 10.227 9.361 8.624 7.058 6.494 7.078 8.087 11.289
  Paraguay * 4.803 4.351 5.360 4.609 5.491 6.670 6.442 5.746
  Peru * 2.937 2.288 3.357 3.113 3.312 3.416 4.194
  Philippines * 1.103 1.567 3.050 4.286
  Puerto Rico * 18.382 15.898 17.697
  Moldova * 0.227 0.289 0.255 0.283 0.120
  Saint Kitts and Nevis * 25.207 12.594 18.863 33.500 39.761 60.685
  Saint Lucia * 30.580 26.162 22.317 17.359 12.367 18.062
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.128 17.203 9.531 20.897 22.738 27.368
  Serbia * 0.235 0.151 0.272 0.351 0.552 0.415 0.173 0.186
  Slovakia * 0.071 0.055 0.055 0.275 0.110 0.184 0.276 0.055 0.240
  Slovenia * 0.142 0 0 0.284 0.095 0.143 0.048 0.048 0.193
  South Korea * 0
  Scotland * 0.018 0.055 0.018 0.055 0.037 0.019 0.019 0
  Spain * 0.105 0.082 0.078 0.112 0.105 0.135 0.084 0.097 0.121
  Sri Lanka * 0.074 0.343 0.237 0.224 0.211 0.240
  Suriname * 3.398 2.610 2.141 1.666 3.369 1.362 2.580
  Sweden * 0.597 0.430 0.463 0.438 0.423 0.398 0.301 0.335 0.287
  Switzerland * 0.137 0.092 0.104 0.128 0.153 0.166 0.191 0.205 0.085
  Tajikistan 0.063
  Tanzania 0.103 0.152
  Thailand * 1.464 1.805
  Trinidad and Tobago * 20.551 28.488 27.647 25.497 23.285 20.956
  Uganda 0.661 0.561 0.426 0.431
  United Arab Emirates * 0.043 0
  United Kingdom * 0.047 0.054 0.048 0.055 0.041 0.037
  United States * 4.054 3.152 3.156 3.342 3.178 2.804 2.581
  Uruguay 6.807 5.370 6.387 7.175 8.696 4.968 4.745 5.877 4.806
  Uzbekistan 0.012 0.009 0.022 0.035

Table. Latest available year

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All the data in this table is from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).[2] This format allows for easier sorting, ranking, and comparison of countries.

  • Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.
Homicide rates by firearm per 100,000 inhabitants. Latest available year.
Location Rate Year
  Albania * 1.126 2022
  Algeria 0.096 2022
  Andorra 0 2015
  Antigua and Barbuda 8.532 2022
  Argentina * 2.305 2022
  Armenia * 0.674 2019
  Australia * 0.103 2022
  Austria * 0.145 2022
  Azerbaijan * 0.165 2021
  Bahamas 28.538 2022
  Barbados 11.717 2022
  Belarus 0.206 2014
  Belize * 22.454 2022
  Bermuda 4.674 2021
  Bhutan * 0 2020
  Bolivia * 0.384 2022
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.495 2022
  Brazil * 15.945 2020
  Bulgaria * 0.237 2017
  Cape Verde * 1.926 2018
  Canada * 0.889 2022
  Chile * 3.637 2022
  Colombia * 18.127 2022
  Costa Rica * 8.304 2021
  Croatia 0.223 2022
  Cyprus * 0.160 2022
  Czech Republic * 0.095 2022
  Denmark * 0.052 2018
  Dominica 1.381 2021
  Dominican Republic * 6.724 2022
  Ecuador * 22.565 2022
  Egypt * 2.062 2011
  El Salvador * 4.782 2022
  Eswatini 1.426 2021
  Finland * 0.091 2019
  France * 0.100 2017
  Georgia 0.848 2018
  Germany * 0.065 2020
  Greece * 0.318 2022
  Grenada 0 2021
  Guatemala * 3.436 2021
  Guyana * 2.983 2021
  Holy See 0 2022
  Honduras * 28.721 2021
  Hong Kong * 0 2022
  Hungary * 0.040 2022
  Iceland 0.270 2021
  India * 0.297 2012
  Iran * 0.369 2015
  Italy * 0.202 2022
  Jamaica * 44.706 2022
  Japan * 0.003 2019
  Jordan * 0.425 2022
  Kazakhstan * 0.105 2020
  Liechtenstein 0 2016
  Lithuania 0.106 2020
  Luxembourg 0.180 2014
  Macau * 0 2015
  Malta 0 2021
  Mauritius * 0 2022
  Mexico * 17.497 2022
  Monaco 0 2015
  Mongolia 0.090 2021
  Montenegro * 1.914 2022
  Morocco 0.024 2022
  Netherlands 0.216 2022
  New Zealand * 1.230 2019
  Nicaragua 2.000 2021
  North Macedonia 0.238 2021
  Northern Ireland * 0.157 2022
  Oman * 0.066 2022
  Palestine * 0.370 2021
  Panama * 10.227 2021
  Paraguay * 4.803 2021
  Peru * 2.937 2020
  Philippines * 1.103 2019
  Puerto Rico * 18.382 2016
  Moldova * 0.227 2020
  Saint Kitts and Nevis * 25.207 2021
  Saint Lucia * 30.580 2022
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.128 2021
  Scotland * 0.018 2021
  Serbia * 0.235 2022
  Slovakia * 0.071 2022
  Slovenia * 0.142 2022
  South Korea * 0 2021
  Spain * 0.105 2022
  Sri Lanka * 0.074 2019
  Suriname * 3.398 2022
  Sweden * 0.597 2022
  Switzerland * 0.137 2022
  Tajikistan 0.063 2020
  Tanzania 0.103 2015
  Thailand * 1.464 2016
  Trinidad and Tobago * 20.551 2020
  Uganda 0.661 2021
  United Arab Emirates * 0.043 2021
  United Kingdom * 0.047 2021
  United States * 4.054 2020
  Uruguay 6.807 2022
  Uzbekistan 0.012 2019

Charts and graphs

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List of countries by firearm-related death rate—including homicides, suicides and accidental deaths.
Gun homicide rates as a function of gun ownership rates.[3]
The U.S. substantially exceeds all other developed countries in mass shooting deaths.[4]
Gun-related homicide and suicide rates in high-income OECD countries, 2010, sorted by total gun-related deaths (suicide plus intentional homicide, plus other)[5]
The 25 countries with the highest intentional homicide rates are generally less populous countries. Rates of the 25 most populous countries are shown in blue.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Homicide rate from firearms, 2005 to 2021. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Click the download button for 2005-2021 data.
  2. ^ a b "dp-intentional-homicide-victims. dataUNODC". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Use dataset link to download csv file. It is more complete than the table on the entry page.
  3. ^ Fox, Kara; Shveda, Krystina; Croker, Natalie; Chacon, Marco (November 26, 2021). "How US gun culture stacks up with the world". CNN. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. CNN's attribution: Developed countries are defined based on the UN classification, which includes 36 countries. Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Global Burden of Disease 2019), Small Arms Survey (Civilian Firearm Holdings 2017)
  4. ^ Lopez, German (26 May 2022). "America's Gun Problem". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Source: Jason R. Silva, William Paterson University
  5. ^ Grinshteyn, Erin; Hemenway, David (March 2016). "Violent Death Rates: The US Compared with Other High-income OECD Countries, 2010". The American Journal of Medicine. 129 (3): 266–273. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.025. PMID 26551975. (Table 4). (PDF [https://web.archive.org/web/20190202104515/https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(15)01030-X/pdf Archived 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine).
  6. ^ "Home >> Intentional Homicide Victims". dataunodc.un.org. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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  1. ^ Naghavi, Mohsen; et al. (28 August 2018). "Global Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016". JAMA. 320 (8): 792–814. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.10060. ISSN 0098-7484. PMC 6143020. PMID 30167700.