Intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Intentional homicides was 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific, 2010–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific is 0.8 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | +55.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.26 per 100,000 people | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.975 per 100,000 people | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 15 Dominica 27.06 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Saint Martin (French part) 26.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 American Samoa 25.54 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Colombia 24.91 per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Mexico 24.86 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Guatemala 23.37 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Brazil 19.28 per 100,000 people compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific?
- Intentional homicides in East Asia & Pacific was 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for intentional homicides?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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 (per 100,000 people). 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.