| Country or Area | Rate (rate per 100,000 population) | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3.44 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Albania | 3.29 | 2007 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Algeria | 0.64 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Andorra | 1.3 | 2004 | Interpol | |
| Angola | 38.59 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Anguilla | 27.61 | 2007 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 8.49 | 2004 | Pan American Health Organization | |
| Argentina | 5.24 | 2007 | Homicidios dolosos | Ministry of Justice |
| Armenia | 2.53 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Australia | 1.23 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Austria | 0.58 | 2008 | Europen Health for All database - Homicide and intentional injury | |
| Azerbaijan | 2.0 | 2007 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Bahamas | 22.4 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Bahrain | 0.77 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Bangladesh | 2.56 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Barbados | 17.42 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Belarus | 5.56 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Belgium | 1.83 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Belize | 34.26 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Benin | 13.74 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Bermuda | 1.56 | 2004 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Bhutan | 1.36 | 2006 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.64 | 2007 | Homicidio | National Statistical Office |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8 | 2008 | Intentional homicide | Ministry of Interior |
| Botswana | 11.9 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Brazil | 21.97 | 2008 | Ministry of Justice | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0.53 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Bulgaria | 2.27 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Burkina Faso | 0.49 | 2006 | Assassinats, meurtres | National Statistical Office |
| Burundi | 37.38 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Cambodia | 3.23 | 2005 | Murder recorded by judicial police | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Cameroon | 2.28 | 2007 | Includes attempts | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems |
| Canada | 1.67 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Cape Verde | 11.39 | 2007 | Citing MoJ, Includes attempts | Report of an international organization |
| Central African Republic | 29.84 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Chad | 19.18 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Chile | 8.1 | 2008 | Data provided by Policia de Investigaciones de Chile | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems |
| China | 1.21 | 2007 | Homicide | National Statistical Office |
| Colombia | 40.1 | 2007 | National Statistical Office | |
| Comoros | 11.95 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Congo | 19.9 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Costa Rica | 8.28 | 2007 | Victimas de homicidio doloso | National Police |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 0.37 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Croatia | 1.61 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Cuba | 5.5 | 2006 | Pan American Health Organization | |
| Cyprus | 1.0 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Czech Republic | 1.96 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.25 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.99 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Denmark | 1.4 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| Djibouti | 3.41 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Dominica | 5.92 | 2004 | Pan American Health Organization | |
| Dominican Republic | 21.51 | 2007 | Meures violentas: homicidios y caidos en acciones legales | Office of the General Prosecutor |
| Ecuador | 18.1 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Egypt | 0.84 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| El Salvador | 51.83 | 2008 | Homicidios, citing Fiscalia General de la Republica | Observatorio Centroamericano sobre Violencia |
| Equatorial Guinea | 19.1 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Eritrea | 16.1 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Estonia | 6.26 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Ethiopia | 20.47 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Fiji | 2.8 | 2004 | Interpol | |
| Finland | 2.49 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| France | 1.35 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Gabon | 16.24 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Gambia | 14.31 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Georgia | 7.57 | 2007 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Germany | 0.8 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Ghana | 1.75 | 2005 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Greece | 1.1 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Grenada | 4.89 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Guam | 0.58 | 2007 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Guatemala | 45.17 | 2006 | Homicidios, citing Polica Nacional Civil | Report of an international organization |
| Guinea | 0.44 | 2007 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 17.59 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Guyana | 20.7 | 2008 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Haiti | 21.8 | 2004 | Pan American Health Organization | |
| Honduras | 60.87 | 2008 | Homicidios, citing Policia Nacional | Observatorio Centroamericano sobre Violencia |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China | 0.64 | 2004 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Hungary | 1.47 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Iceland | 0 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| India | 2.77 | 2007 | Murder | National Police |
| Indonesia | 9.29 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.88 | 2004 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Iraq | 7.31 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Ireland | 1.95 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| Israel | 2.43 | 2008 | Murder | National Statistical Office |
| Italy | 1.16 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| Jamaica | 59.5 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Japan | 0.45 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Jordan | 1.74 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Kazakhstan | 10.56 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Kenya | 3.65 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Kiribati | 6.64 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Kuwait | 1.38 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7.78 | 2007 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.17 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Latvia | 4.38 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Lebanon | 0.56 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Lesotho | 36.69 | 2008 | Persons killed | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems |
| Liberia | 17.43 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2.95 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Liechtenstein | 2.81 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Lithuania | 8.61 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Luxembourg | 1.46 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Madagascar | 12.42 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Malawi | 17.46 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Malaysia | 2.31 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Maldives | 2.62 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Mali | 17.56 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Malta | 1.47 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Marshall Islands | 1.8 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Mauritania | 15.1 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Mauritius | 3.75 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Mexico | 11.59 | 2008 | Homicidios dolosos | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.92 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Monaco | 0 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Mongolia | 7.91 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Montenegro | 3.7 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Morocco | 0.4 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Mozambique | 20.0 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Myanmar | 15.58 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Namibia | 17.86 | 2004 | Interpol | |
| Nauru | 9.91 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Nepal | 2.24 | 2007 | Murder and dacoity with murder, data for 2006/07 | National Statistical Office |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| New Zealand | 1.25 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Nicaragua | 12.97 | 2008 | Asesinatos, homicidios | National Police |
| Niger | 20.47 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Nigeria | 1.29 | 2008 | Citing National Police, Murder | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Norway | 0.64 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | 3.85 | 2005 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Oman | 0.65 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Pakistan | 6.81 | 2008 | Murder reported to police | National Statistical Office |
| Palau | 0 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Panama | 13.28 | 2007 | Homicidio | Observatorio Centroamericano sobre Violencia |
| Papua New Guinea | 15.1 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Paraguay | 12.21 | 2007 | Homicidio doloso, denuncias registradas | National Statistical Office |
| Peru | 3.21 | 2006 | Homicidios, muertes | National Statistical Office |
| Philippines | 6.44 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Poland | 1.21 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Portugal | 1.16 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Puerto Rico | 20.35 | 2008 | Asesinatos, homicidios | National Police |
| Qatar | 1.0 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Republic of Korea | 2.3 | 2008 | Includes attempts | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems |
| Republic of Moldova | 7.21 | 2008 | Europen Health for All database - Homicide and intentional injury | |
| Romania | 2.47 | 2008 | Europen Health for All database - Homicide and intentional injury | |
| Russian Federation | 14.18 | 2008 | Includes attempts | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems |
| Rwanda | 27.27 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.25 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Saint Lucia | 16.0 | 2007 | Murder | National Police |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.51 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Samoa | 1.12 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5.33 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.85 | 2007 | National Statistical Office | |
| Senegal | 14.85 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Serbia | 3.42 | 2008 | Homicide | National Statistical Office |
| Seychelles | 8.44 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Sierra Leone | 2.63 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Singapore | 0.39 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Slovakia | 1.74 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Slovenia | 0.55 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Solomon Islands | 1.52 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Somalia | 3.25 | 2004 | WHO | |
| South Africa | 36.54 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Spain | 0.91 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Sri Lanka | 7.42 | 2008 | Homicide and abetment to commit suicide | National Police |
| Sudan | 27.23 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Suriname | 13.66 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Swaziland | 21.1 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Sweden | 0.89 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Switzerland | 0.72 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 3.0 | 2007 | Killing and beating till death. Includes attempts. | National Statistical Office |
| Tajikistan | 2.29 | 2007 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Thailand | 5.9 | 2008 | Intentional killing, reported cases | National Police |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2.0 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Timor-Leste | 12.52 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Togo | 14.26 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Tonga | 0.99 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 39.67 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Tunisia | 1.68 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Turkey | 2.94 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Turkmenistan | 4.13 | 2006 | Includes attempts | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre |
| Uganda | 8.7 | 2008 | Murder | National Police |
| Ukraine | 5.36 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.92 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| United Kingdom | 1.57 | 2007 – 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems; Eurostat | |
| United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 1.19 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 1.35 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 2.16 | 2007 | Eurostat | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 25.8 | 2004 | WHO | |
| United States of America | 5.22 | 2008 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Uruguay | 5.78 | 2007 | Homicidios | Ministry of Interior |
| Uzbekistan | 3.24 | 2006 | TransMONEE 2009 database, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre | |
| Vanuatu | 0.95 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 47.21 | 2008 | Homicidios | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Viet Nam | 1.85 | 2006 | United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Yemen | 3.97 | 2008 | Intentional murder, father kills son, killing a wife, and assault leading to death | National Statistical Office |
| Zambia | 22.51 | 2004 | WHO | |
| Zimbabwe | 34.29 | 2004 | WHO |
