Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Palestine
Palestine: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) was 0.2624 per 100,000 female in 2022. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, female in Palestine, 2010–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
In 2022, intentional homicides, female in Palestine stood at 0.2624 per 100,000 female.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Palestine peaked at 0.5488 per 100,000 female in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1228 per 100,000 female, in 2018.
That places Palestine 125th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4764 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2011 | 0.1515 per 100,000 female | -68.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1888 per 100,000 female | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3073 per 100,000 female | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2092 per 100,000 female | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1228 per 100,000 female | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2805 per 100,000 female | +128.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5488 per 100,000 female | +95.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3451 per 100,000 female | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2624 per 100,000 female | -24.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.2624 per 100,000 female is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 per 100,000 female, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.2624 per 100,000 female is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5156 per 100,000 female, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2481 per 100,000 female | 0.1228 per 100,000 female | 0.4764 per 100,000 female | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3854 per 100,000 female | 0.2624 per 100,000 female | 0.5488 per 100,000 female | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 122 Montenegro 0.3042 per 100,000 female compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 0.2992 per 100,000 female compare
- 124 Slovenia 0.2845 per 100,000 female compare
- 126 Japan 0.2262 per 100,000 female compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.2011 per 100,000 female compare
- 128 Belgium 0.1875 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for Palestine
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3872 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 331.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in Palestine?
- Intentional homicides, female in Palestine was 0.2624 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5488 per 100,000 female in 2020.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1228 per 100,000 female in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for intentional homicides, female?
- Palestine ranks 125th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.