Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) in Palestine
Palestine: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) was 2.54 per 100,000 male in 2022. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, male in Palestine, 2010–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.54 per 100,000 male for intentional homicides, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.8% on the previous year and up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in Palestine peaked at 2.54 per 100,000 male in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8723 per 100,000 male, in 2018.
Palestine ranks 78th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.12 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2011 | 1.02 per 100,000 male | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 per 100,000 male | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.09 per 100,000 male | +99.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 per 100,000 male | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8723 per 100,000 male | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 per 100,000 male | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 1.35 per 100,000 male | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4 per 100,000 male | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.54 per 100,000 male | +81.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.54 per 100,000 male is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 per 100,000 male, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.54 per 100,000 male is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 per 100,000 male, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 per 100,000 male | 0.8723 per 100,000 male | 2.09 per 100,000 male | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.76 per 100,000 male | 1.35 per 100,000 male | 2.54 per 100,000 male | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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, male in Palestine?
- Intentional homicides, male in Palestine was 2.54 per 100,000 male in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 per 100,000 male in 2022.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8723 per 100,000 male in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for intentional homicides, male?
- Palestine ranks 78th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. 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, 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.