Intentional homicides, female in South Asia
South Asia: Intentional homicides, female was 2.3 per 100,000 female in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, female in South Asia, 2010–2023
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 South Asia is 2.3 per 100,000 female, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in South Asia peaked at 2.9 per 100,000 female in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 100,000 female, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.8 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2011 | 2.9 per 100,000 female | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8 per 100,000 female | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 per 100,000 female | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 per 100,000 female | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6 per 100,000 female | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 per 100,000 female | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3 per 100,000 female | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 per 100,000 female | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3 per 100,000 female | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.65 per 100,000 female | 2.5 per 100,000 female | 2.9 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 per 100,000 female | 2.2 per 100,000 female | 2.3 per 100,000 female | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 4 Dominica 9.03 per 100,000 female compare
- 5 Haiti 8.73 per 100,000 female compare
- 6 Jamaica 8.22 per 100,000 female compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.21 per 100,000 female compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 8.12 per 100,000 female
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.06 per 100,000 female compare
- 10 Honduras 7.66 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 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 -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in South Asia?
- Intentional homicides, female in South Asia was 2.3 per 100,000 female in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 per 100,000 female in 2011.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 100,000 female in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for intentional homicides, female?
- South Asia ranks 7th out of 14 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.