Which country has the highest Gun Homicide Rate UN?

Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest Gun Homicide Rate UN in 2023, at 57.74 per 100k, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (42.44 per 100k) and Jamaica (41.97 per 100k).

Which country has the lowest Gun Homicide Rate UN?

Zimbabwe has the lowest Gun Homicide Rate UN in 2023, at 0.01 per 100k.

What is the median Gun Homicide Rate UN across countries?

The median is 0.82 per 100k across the 54 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this gun deaths by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016; Global Health Data Exchange - deaths by firearm; There’s a new global ranking of gun deaths. Here’s where the U.S. stands; Victims of intentional homicide - UNODC.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest Gun Homicide Rate UN in 2023 (57.74 per 100k), followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (42.44 per 100k) and Jamaica (41.97 per 100k). Zimbabwe has the lowest (0.01 per 100k).

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0.82 per 100k

Middle half 0.16 per 100k – 6.93 per 100k

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7.5 per 100k

54 countries

Lowest (best)

0.01 per 100k

Morocco

Highest (worst)

57.74 per 100k

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

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Morocco
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Oman
Hungary
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54 countries · # = rank by Gun Homicide Rate UN

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1	Morocco	0.01 per 100k	3
1	Zimbabwe	0.01 per 100k	1
3	Oman	0.02 per 100k	1
4	Hungary	0.04 per 100k	4
5	Bolivia	0.06 per 100k	7
5	Mongolia	0.06 per 100k	2
7	Australia	0.09 per 100k	25
8	Algeria	0.11 per 100k	50
8	Spain	0.11 per 100k	53
8	Slovakia	0.11 per 100k	6
11	Myanmar	0.14 per 100k	78
11	Switzerland	0.14 per 100k	12
13	Netherlands	0.16 per 100k	29
13	Moldova	0.16 per 100k	5
15	Italy	0.17 per 100k	101
16	Croatia	0.18 per 100k	7
17	Austria	0.19 per 100k	17
18	Czechia	0.26 per 100k	28
19	Jordan	0.3 per 100k	34
19	Cyprus	0.3 per 100k	4
21	Montenegro	0.32 per 100k	2
22	Greece	0.33 per 100k	34
23	Armenia	0.37 per 100k	11
24	Serbia	0.38 per 100k	26
25	Sweden	0.5 per 100k	53
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.72 per 100k	23
27	Canada	0.74 per 100k	289
28	Albania	0.89 per 100k	25
29	Suriname	2.23 per 100k	14
30	Philippines	2.34 per 100k	2,690
31	Argentina	2.6 per 100k	1,185
32	Guyana	3.03 per 100k	25
33	Chile	3.32 per 100k	653
34	Paraguay	3.7 per 100k	253
35	Guatemala	4.41 per 100k	799
36	United States	4.42 per 100k	15,186
37	Barbados	4.96 per 100k	14
38	Brazil	5.81 per 100k	12,266
39	Grenada	5.98 per 100k	7
40	Dominican Republic	6.49 per 100k	735
41	Uruguay	7.08 per 100k	240
42	Antigua and Barbuda	8.57 per 100k	8
43	Panama	10 per 100k	446
44	Costa Rica	14.24 per 100k	727
45	Dominica	15.04 per 100k	10
46	Mexico	17.23 per 100k	22,355
47	Colombia	17.85 per 100k	9,340
48	Belize	22.6 per 100k	—
49	Honduras	23.15 per 100k	2,464
50	Saint Lucia	31.24 per 100k	56
51	Ecuador	39.53 per 100k	7,108
52	Jamaica	41.97 per 100k	1,189
53	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	42.44 per 100k	43
54	Saint Kitts and Nevis	57.74 per 100k	27

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Pearson r against 1,612 other country metrics sharing at least 33 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

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r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 51
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Which country has the highest Gun Homicide Rate UN?: Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest Gun Homicide Rate UN in 2023, at 57.74 per 100k, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (42.44 per 100k) and Jamaica (41.97 per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Gun Homicide Rate UN?: Zimbabwe has the lowest Gun Homicide Rate UN in 2023, at 0.01 per 100k.
What is the median Gun Homicide Rate UN across countries?: The median is 0.82 per 100k across the 54 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this gun deaths by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016; Global Health Data Exchange - deaths by firearm; There’s a new global ranking of gun deaths. Here’s where the U.S. stands; Victims of intentional homicide - UNODC.

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