Countries by Intentional Homicide Rate 2023

About This Dataset

Countries ranked by intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UNODC Global Study on Homicide and WHO mortality data. Jamaica consistently records one of the highest homicide rates of any country in the world — a level of lethal violence rooted in the intersection of extreme economic inequality in a middle-income country, the territorial control exercised by garrison communities aligned with political parties, the role of the island as a transshipment hub for cocaine moving from South America to North American and European markets, and the proliferation of illegal firearms that has armed criminal organisations far beyond the capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to suppress. Successive governments and international partners have attempted to break these structural dynamics with limited sustained success.

Analysis

Jamaica heads the table on 52.8, ahead of South Africa (41.4) and Honduras (35.8) in Homicide Rate (per 100,000) in 2023. 46.5 separates the highest figure (52.8) from the lowest (6.30). First and second are separated by 11.4, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 3 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (26.4 or more).

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Jamaica leads in Homicide Rate (per 100,000) with 52.80 in 2023.

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Average Homicide Rate (per 100,000) in 2023: 27 · median: 25.

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Gap in 2023: Jamaica is 8.4× larger than United States.

Countries by Intentional Homicide Rate 2023

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

52.80

Jamaica

Homicide Rate (per 100,000) · 2023

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Metrics

Homicide Rate (per 100,000)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2023 · 8 observations
Measure: Homicide Rate (per 100,000)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.