These 10 Countries Have The World S Highest Murder Rates Huffpost
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Take a look at the photos below for the countries with the highest homicide rates in the world, and find out which country recorded the most murders in 2012. 1010. colombia. as colombia struggles to end a 50 year internal conflict, the murder rate in the country remains high, at 30.8 per 100,000 in 2012. 30,000. 35,000. murder rate by country 2024. snapshot. globally, socioeconomic factors like social inequality, unemployment, and gang activity significantly influence murder rates. central america and the caribbean have the highest murder rates, with el salvador, honduras, and jamaica notably higher than the global average.
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Asia, europe, and oceania all have a murder rate below the global average: 2.33, 2.24, and 2.9, respectively. 81% of homicide victims recorded in 2021 2022 were male. latin america and caribbean countries have some of the highest homicide rates in the world. organized crime alone was responsible for up to 22% of all homicides in 2021 2022. To put the numbers in perspective, there were 17.4 road traffic deaths for every 100,000 people in honduras, while the number of murder victims was 74.6 in 2014, more than four times higher. according to a local news site, a total of 6,640 murders happened in el salvador in 2015, while mass killings in paris, brussels and orlando, combined took. Going further, the region is home to three of the world’s deadliest countries. with a murder rate of 53.3 per 100,000 people, jamaica’s deadly violence is more than eight times as high as america. in recent years, a surge of illegal firearms have entered the country, with the majority of these weapons smuggled out of the u.s., particularly. Unodc calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. [ 9] unodc (united nations office on drugs and crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "global study on homicide 2013"). [ 10][ 11] in the 2019 edition, the global rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 for 2017.
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Going further, the region is home to three of the world’s deadliest countries. with a murder rate of 53.3 per 100,000 people, jamaica’s deadly violence is more than eight times as high as america. in recent years, a surge of illegal firearms have entered the country, with the majority of these weapons smuggled out of the u.s., particularly. Unodc calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. [ 9] unodc (united nations office on drugs and crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "global study on homicide 2013"). [ 10][ 11] in the 2019 edition, the global rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 for 2017. Topping the list with an alarming homicide rate of 52.02 per 100,000 people is el salvador. jamaica holds the second rank with an average murder rate of 43.85 while lesotho almost matches jamaica with its rate of 43.56. honduras has the fourth highest murder rate with 38.93, closely followed by belize with 37.79. Data on homicide from public health sources were primarily obtained from the who mortality database.10 this dataset is a comprehensive collection of mortality data by cause of death, sex, and age group conducted yearly by the who with member states. deaths coded with internatioanl classification of disease (icd10) codes x85 y09 (injuries.
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Topping the list with an alarming homicide rate of 52.02 per 100,000 people is el salvador. jamaica holds the second rank with an average murder rate of 43.85 while lesotho almost matches jamaica with its rate of 43.56. honduras has the fourth highest murder rate with 38.93, closely followed by belize with 37.79. Data on homicide from public health sources were primarily obtained from the who mortality database.10 this dataset is a comprehensive collection of mortality data by cause of death, sex, and age group conducted yearly by the who with member states. deaths coded with internatioanl classification of disease (icd10) codes x85 y09 (injuries.
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