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: All our charts on Homicides
Deaths from homicide, by age
Homicide rate Clio Infra (1800 to 2010)
Homicide rate World Bank (1995 to 2016)
Homicide rate IHME (1990 to 2017)
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Homicide rate, IHME vs. UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Homicide rates from firearms IHME, GBD (1990 to 2017)
Homicides rate vs. Prison population rate
Long-term homicide rates across Western Europe Eisner & IHME (1300 to 2016)
Number of homicide deaths
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months
Suicide rate vs. death rate from violence (per 100,000)
Suicide rate vs. homicide rate
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 large killer globally – in some countries it’s one of the leading cause of death. The Global Burden of Disease is a major global study on the causes of death and disease published in the medical journal The Lancet. 2 The study’s estimates of the annual number of deaths by cause are shown here. This chart is shown for the global total, but can be explored for any country or region using the “change country” toggle. According to the Global Burden of Disease study, just over 400,000 (405,000) people died from homicide in 2017. This was around three times the number killed in armed conflict and terrorism combined. In some countries homicide is one of the largest killers. Homicide rates across some countries in Latin America are particularly high. In 2017, homicide was the third largest cause of death in Venezuela; fourth in Honduras;