The following list of countries by intentional death rate has been obtained by adding the suicide rate from the World Health Organization and the homicide rate from the UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Study. Intentional deaths include homicide (intentional injury death of another) and suicide (intentional injury death of self).
Definition
Intentional homicide is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its Global Study on Homicide report thus:
Though some discrepancies exist in how specific categories of intentional killings are classified, the definitions used by countries to record data are generally close to the UNODC definition, making the homicide rates highly comparable at the international level. UNODC uses the homicide rate as a proxy for overall violence, as this type of crime is one of the most accurately reported and internationally comparable indicators.
Figures from the Global Study on Homicide are based on the UNODC Homicide Statistics dataset, which is derived from the criminal justice or public health systems of a variety of countries and territories. The homicide rates derived from criminal justice data (typically recorded by police authorities) and the public health system data (recorded when the cause of death is established) may diverge substantially for some countries. The two sources usually match in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, but there are large discrepancies for the three African countries reporting both sources. For the 70 countries in which neither source was made available, figures were derived from WHO statistical models.
Deaths resulting from an armed conflict between states are never included in the count. Killings caused by a non-international armed conflict may or may not be included, depending on the intensity of hostilities and whether it is classified as 'civil unrest' or a clash between organized armed groups.
List of countries by intentional death rate
+ Intentional deaths per 100,000 people per year Country Intentional Death Homicide Suicide Ratio 131.143.687.50.50 (more info) 65.5 5.3 60.2 0.09 (more info)60.920.040.90.49 57.033.523.51.43 52.111.640.50.29 49.349.3N/AN/A 47.044.72.319.43 43.337.26.16.10 43.120.123.06.10 41.434.56.90.87 38.936.32.613.96 38.930.68.33.69 38.836.72.117.48 37.536.51.036.50 36.136.10.0N/A 35.415.220.20.75 33.728.45.35.36 33.425.77.73.34 31.35.425.90.21 31.17.523.60.32 30.912.118.80.64 30.6N/A30.6N/A 29.0N/A29.0N/A (more info)28.97.321.60.34 28.722.56.23.63 28.328.3N/AN/A 28.321.46.93.10 27.727.7N/AN/A 27.320.96.43.27 26.73.523.20.15 26.322.63.76.11 25.918.57.42.50 25.411.913.50.88 24.06.018.00.33 23.96.87.10.96 (more info)23.96.217.70.35 (more info)23.93.720.20.18 22.018.63.45.47 By UNODC Homicide counts and rates, time series 2000–2012, Homicide rate of Korea 2011 is 0.9. And its statistics includes attempted murder, aiding and abetting of murder, murder conspiracy and others.The number of actual deaths by those crimes is only 184. That is equivalent to 0.38 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. (more info)21.80.621.20.03 21.76.515.20.43 21.614.96.72.22 (more info)21.33.218.10.18 21.0N/A21.0N/A 20.820.8N/AN/A (more info)20.86.314.50.43 20.320.3N/AN/A 20.19.710.40.93 19.85.414.40.38 19.12.916.20.18 19.019.0N/AN/A 18.92.416.50.15 18.811.27.61.47 18.72.616.10.16 18.38.89.50.93 18.26.112.10.50 17.96.711.20.59 17.44.812.60.38 17.4N/A17.4N/A 17.31.415.90.09 17.3N/A17.3N/A 17.112.54.62.72 16.34.112.20.34 (more info)15.93.012.90.23 15.815.8N/AN/A 15.71.314.40.09 15.7N/A15.7N/A 15.61.713.90.12 15.57.87.71.01 Only the combined rate for both genders is available for 1996. Full statistics for both genders were last available for 1991 when the rate was men: 44.6, women: 16.8(more info)15.32.412.90.19 15.33.212.00.27 15.25.010.20.49 15.04.011.00.36 15.01.613.40.12 14.90.314.60.02 14.810.14.72.15 14.8N/A14.8N/A 14.76.58.20.79 14.7N/A14.7N/A 14.6N/A14.6N/A 14.54.410.10.44 Unless otherwise stated all statistics are from WHO: 14.50.514.00.04 14.08.95.11.75 14.011.12.93.83 13.81.112.70.09 13.73.99.80.40 13.61.212.40.10 13.51.112.40.09 13.5N/A13.5N/A 13.45.38.10.65 13.213.2N/AN/A 13.2N/A13.2N/A 13.1N/A13.1N/A 13.06.26.80.91 13.01.711.30.15 12.96.76.21.08 12.92.610.30.25 12.76.76.01.12 12.71.511.20.13 12.62.110.50.20 12.60.811.80.07 (more info)12.50.312.20.02 12.44.48.00.55 12.41.810.60.17 12.40.611.80.05 12.4N/A12.4N/A (more info)12.32.010.30.19 12.3N/A12.3N/A Overview of suicide in Australia. Response Ability. 2009.12.20.911.30.08 12.12.69.50.27 12.12.39.80.23 12.01.011.00.09 11.97.24.71.53 11.9N/A11.9N/A 11.72.98.80.33 11.6N/A11.6N/A 11.411.10.337.00 11.410.80.618.00 11.30.311.00.03 11.10.710.40.07 (more info)10.91.29.70.12 10.73.37.40.45 10.67.92.72.93 10.62.68.00.33 10.52.28.30.27 10.51.29.30.13 10.34.26.10.69 10.30.59.80.05 10.20.79.50.07 10.19.80.332.67 10.00.79.30.08 9.95.14.81.06 9.92.27.70.29 9.91.98.00.24 9.90.69.30.06 9.90.29.70.02 9.60.78.90.08 9.6N/A9.6N/A 9.51.28.30.14 9.5N/A9.5N/A 9.41.18.30.13 9.2N/A9.2N/A 9.10.88.30.10 8.91.07.90.13 8.81.57.30.21 8.80.28.60.02 8.71.57.20.21 8.64.14.50.91 8.61.37.30.18 8.61.07.60.13 8.5N/A8.5N/A 8.41.27.20.17 8.38.3N/AN/A 8.28.2N/AN/A 8.2N/A8.2N/A 8.18.1N/AN/A (more info)8.11.26.90.17 8.10.97.20.13 8.04.83.21.50 8.0N/A8.0N/A 7.92.15.80.36 7.70.57.20.07 7.62.55.10.49 7.62.55.10.49 7.51.06.50.15 7.31.85.50.33 (more info)7.20.56.70.07 6.94.42.51.76 6.91.65.30.30 6.71.55.20.29 6.71.35.40.24 6.32.43.90.62 6.32.34.00.58 6.20.95.30.17 6.0 2.6 3.4 0.76 6.0N/A6.0N/A 5.95.9N/AN/A 5.90.65.30.11 5.85.8N/AN/A 5.82.13.70.57 5.75.7N/AN/A 5.70.55.20.10 5.5 3.3 2.2 1.5 5.5N/A5.5N/A 5.32.33.00.77 5.10.44.70.09 4.92.62.31.13 4.80.54.30.12 4.80.34.50.07 4.71.92.80.68 4.51.82.70.67 4.51.82.70.67 4.5N/A4.5N/A 4.41.23.20.38 4.40.83.60.22 4.4N/A4.4N/A 3.91.32.60.50 3.6N/A3.6N/A 3.50.72.80.25 3.03.0N/AN/A 3.01.02.00.50 3.0 0.9 2.1 0.43 3.00.52.50.20 3.00.42.60.15 2.82.8N/AN/A 2.62.6N/AN/A 2.62.6N/AN/A 2.42.4N/AN/A 2.22.2N/AN/A 1.91.9N/AN/A 1.81.8N/AN/A 1.01.0N/AN/A 0.80.8N/AN/A 0.30.3N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A 0.00.0N/AN/A
See also List of countries by intentional homicide rate List of countries by suicide rate List of countries by life expectancy
References
Sources
External links Suicide rates by country, 1950-2011 published by the World Health Organization (WHO). OECD Murder Rates : open, downloadable historical murder rates International crude death rates: data, charts and maps - World Data Atlas