What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between India and United States?

0.18 per 100,000 female, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs United States: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)

India

2.37 per 100,000 female

in 2022

United States

2.55 per 100,000 female

in 2023

India rank

39th

United States rank

36th

Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) over time

India
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.55 per 100,000 female against 2.37 per 100,000 female in India, a difference of 0.18 per 100,000 female.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was India ahead.

India ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.93 per 100,000 female	2.7 per 100,000 female	0.2298 per 100,000 female	India
2000s	2.85 per 100,000 female	2.52 per 100,000 female	0.333 per 100,000 female	India
2010s	2.82 per 100,000 female	2.11 per 100,000 female	0.7029 per 100,000 female	India
2020s	2.44 per 100,000 female	2.8 per 100,000 female	0.3591 per 100,000 female	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, India or United States?: United States, at 2.55 per 100,000 female against 2.37 per 100,000 female in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between India and United States?: 0.18 per 100,000 female, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do India and United States rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: India ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit: per 100,000 female
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.