Title: Homicides - Our World in Data
Headings: Homicides
Homicides
Summary
All our charts on Homicides
In some countries, homicide is one of the leading causes of death
More than 400,000 people die from homicide each year
Homicide is a leading cause of death in young adults
The global distribution of homicides
Less than 1% of global deaths are from homicide, but in some countries it’s close to 10%
There are large differences in homicide rates across the world
How have homicide rates changed over time?
How have homicide rates changed over the long run until today?
Have homicides increased or decreased in recent decades?
Who are the victims of homicide?
Homicide deaths by age
Homicide rates by age
Child homicides
How and where are homicides committed?
By weapon/method
Definitions & Measurement
Origin and limitations of the available data on homicides
Comparisons of recent estimates
Data quality for long historical estimates
Data Sources
Historical sources
Homicide Data in the Post-War Time
Recent homicide estimates
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

Content: Related chart – long-term trends in homicides across the world. This chart presents longer-term data on homicide rates across countries. Click to open interactive version
Have homicides increased or decreased in recent decades? Click to open interactive version
Who are the victims of homicide? In this section
Homicide deaths by age
Homicide rates by age
Child homicides
Homicide deaths by age
The visualization here shows the annual number of deaths from homicide, differentiated by age bracket. This data can be viewed for any country using the “change country” option in the interactive chart. Most victims globally are younger than 50 years old. Click to open interactive version
Homicide rates by age
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Child homicides
According to UNICEF every 7 minutes somewhere in the world, an adolescent is killed by an act of violence. The map here shows homicide rates for children 0-19 years old, country by country. As can be seen, there are huge regional differences.