Intentional homicides, male in South Asia
South Asia: Intentional homicides, male was 3.2 per 100,000 male in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, male in South Asia, 2010–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 3.2 per 100,000 male for intentional homicides, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in South Asia peaked at 4.4 per 100,000 male in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2 per 100,000 male, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.4 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2011 | 4.3 per 100,000 male | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3 per 100,000 male | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1 per 100,000 male | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2 per 100,000 male | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9 per 100,000 male | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5 per 100,000 male | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4 per 100,000 male | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4 per 100,000 male | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 100,000 male | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4 per 100,000 male | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3 per 100,000 male | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2 per 100,000 male | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2 per 100,000 male | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 per 100,000 male | 3.3 per 100,000 male | 4.4 per 100,000 male | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 per 100,000 male | 3.2 per 100,000 male | 3.4 per 100,000 male | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 per 100,000 male compare
- 10 Bahamas 62.03 per 100,000 male compare
- 11 Honduras 54.78 per 100,000 male compare
- 12 Belize 51.25 per 100,000 male compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 per 100,000 male compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 per 100,000 male compare
- 15 Dominica 45.05 per 100,000 male 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, male in South Asia?
- Intentional homicides, male in South Asia was 3.2 per 100,000 male in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 per 100,000 male in 2010.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 per 100,000 male in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for intentional homicides, male?
- South Asia ranks 12th out of 14 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, male (per 100,000 male). 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.