Intentional homicides, female in India
India: Intentional homicides, female was 2.37 per 100,000 female in 2022. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, female in India, 1999–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, female in India is 2.37 per 100,000 female, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in India peaked at 3.08 per 100,000 female in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.37 per 100,000 female, in 2022.
India ranks 39th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female in India, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.93 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2000 | 2.98 per 100,000 female | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.88 per 100,000 female | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.74 per 100,000 female | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.69 per 100,000 female | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.89 per 100,000 female | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.74 per 100,000 female | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.75 per 100,000 female | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.92 per 100,000 female | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.91 per 100,000 female | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.02 per 100,000 female | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.98 per 100,000 female | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.08 per 100,000 female | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.99 per 100,000 female | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.86 per 100,000 female | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.88 per 100,000 female | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.66 per 100,000 female | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.75 per 100,000 female | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.72 per 100,000 female | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.65 per 100,000 female | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.59 per 100,000 female | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.45 per 100,000 female | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 2.49 per 100,000 female | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.37 per 100,000 female | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 per 100,000 female | 2.93 per 100,000 female | 2.93 per 100,000 female | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.85 per 100,000 female | 2.69 per 100,000 female | 3.02 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 per 100,000 female | 2.59 per 100,000 female | 3.08 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 per 100,000 female | 2.37 per 100,000 female | 2.49 per 100,000 female | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 36 United States of America 2.55 per 100,000 female compare
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.54 per 100,000 female compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 2.39 per 100,000 female compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 2.37 per 100,000 female compare
- 41 Fiji 2.36 per 100,000 female compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 2.35 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in India?
- Intentional homicides, female in India was 2.37 per 100,000 female in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 per 100,000 female in 2011.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 per 100,000 female in 2022.
- How does India rank for intentional homicides, female?
- India ranks 39th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.