List of countries by firearm-related homicide rates

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

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

All the data in this table is from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 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.

Table

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

• Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.

Charts and graphs

See also

• Firearm death rates in the United States by state
• List of countries by intentional homicide rate
• List of countries by suicide rate
• List of cities by murder rate
• List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate
• List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate
• List of United States cities by crime rate (250,000+)
• Percent of households with guns by country
• United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
• United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
• Index of gun politics articles
• Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country

References

External links

• Systematic comparison of 195 countries and territories for the period from 1990 to 2016:
• Historic data can be found on the United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) page.
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fast Facts - Suicide and Self Injury, Injuries, and Homicide
• —Causes of death by year from countries that have reported to the WHO. Firearm deaths correspond to ICD-10 codes W32-W34, Accidental discharge of firearm; X72-X74, Intentional self-harm by firearm; X93-X95, Assault by firearm; Y22-Y24, Firearm discharge, undetermined intent.
• —Contains statistics from 36 countries between 1990 and 1995.