Intentional homicides in Malaysia
Malaysia: Intentional homicides was 0.7345 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Malaysia, 1990–2023
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 Malaysia is 0.7345 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Malaysia peaked at 2.87 per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6917 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 146th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 per 100,000 people | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 2.87 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 per 100,000 people | 1.97 per 100,000 people | 2.41 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 per 100,000 people | 0.927 per 100,000 people | 2.08 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7204 per 100,000 people | 0.6917 per 100,000 people | 0.7465 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More public sector data for Malaysia
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -90.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 121.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Malaysia?
- Intentional homicides in Malaysia was 0.7345 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6917 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for intentional homicides?
- Malaysia ranks 146th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.