Intentional homicide in this case is defined as unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person



Murder rates most recent year

Subregion Rate Count Region


Eastern Africa 21.9 69,344 Africa

Middle Africa 20.8 25,330 Africa

Northern Africa 5.9 12,276 Africa

Southern Africa 30.5 17,484 Africa

Western Africa 15.4 44,671 Africa

Caribbean 16.9 7,001 Americas

Central America 28.5 44,997 Americas

Northern America 3.9 13,558 Americas

South America 20.0 79,039 Americas

Central Asia 6.1 3,667 Asia

Eastern Asia 1.3 19,828 Asia

South-Eastern Asia 6.0 34,787 Asia

Southern Asia 3.8 63,102 Asia

Western Asia 2.6 5,736 Asia

Eastern Europe 6.1 18,497 Europe

Northern Europe 1.5 1,432 Europe

Southern Europe 1.4 1,669 Europe

Western Europe 1.0 1,852 Europe

Australasia 1.0 268 Oceania

Melanesia 11.1 898 Oceania

Micronesia 2.5 10 Oceania

Polynesia 0.1 3 Oceania

Violent, explosive anger