Stabbing Deaths by Country 2025

Stabbing Mortality Rate (per 100k)

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

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Stabbing Mortality Rate (per 100k People)

1.	South Africa	16.95
2.	Lesotho	16.38
3.	Eswatini	9.31
4.	Botswana	8.88
5.	Namibia	8.08
6.	Belize	7.35
7.	Haiti	7.14
8.	Honduras	6.66
9.	Colombia	6.55
10.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.54
11.	Guyana	6.5
12.	El Salvador	5.69
13.	Saint Lucia	5.57
14.	Bahamas	5.16
15.	Philippines	4.9
16.	Dominica	4.64
17.	Brazil	4.56
18.	South Sudan	4.43
19.	Russia	4.32
20.	Dominican Republic	4
21.	Kazakhstan	3.88
22.	Laos	3.86
23.	Cuba	3.85
24.	Mexico	3.76
25.	Somalia	3.76
26.	Trinidad and Tobago	3.69
27.	Mali	3.6
28.	Papua New Guinea	3.57
29.	Barbados	3.48
30.	Paraguay	3.41
31.	Central African Republic	3.41
32.	Ukraine	3.35
33.	Niger	3.26
34.	Eritrea	3.19
35.	Guatemala	3.08
36.	Ecuador	2.93
37.	Jamaica	2.87
38.	Comoros	2.69
39.	Guinea Bissau	2.67
40.	Burkina Faso	2.59
41.	Mongolia	2.53
42.	Latvia	2.48
43.	Ivory Coast	2.44
44.	Djibouti	2.44
45.	Kenya	2.43
46.	Zimbabwe	2.41
47.	Panama	2.39
48.	Nigeria	2.37
49.	Zambia	2.26
50.	Micronesia	2.25
51.	Venezuela	2.22
52.	Belarus	2.22
53.	Suriname	2.21
54.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.16
55.	Seychelles	2.14
56.	Gabon	2.12
57.	Guinea	2.11
58.	Chile	2.09
59.	Marshall Islands	2.08
60.	Chad	2.04
61.	Tuvalu	2.04
62.	Nicaragua	2.01
63.	Equatorial Guinea	2
64.	Benin	1.93
65.	Togo	1.93
66.	Kyrgyzstan	1.92
67.	Solomon Islands	1.88
68.	Nauru	1.88
69.	Costa Rica	1.85
70.	Ethiopia	1.84
71.	Uzbekistan	1.82
72.	DR Congo	1.65
73.	Argentina	1.62
74.	Uruguay	1.62
75.	Estonia	1.59
76.	Lithuania	1.58
77.	North Korea	1.56
78.	Pakistan	1.51
79.	Mozambique	1.51
80.	Angola	1.49
81.	Tanzania	1.48
82.	Turkmenistan	1.48
83.	Samoa	1.47
84.	Uganda	1.44
85.	Cambodia	1.43
86.	Mauritania	1.37
87.	Timor Leste	1.33
88.	Moldova	1.32
89.	Sri Lanka	1.28
90.	Kiribati	1.25
91.	Bolivia	1.22
92.	Thailand	1.15
93.	Palau	1.15
94.	Afghanistan	1.14
95.	Mauritius	1.06
96.	Maldives	0.93
97.	Georgia	0.86
98.	Cameroon	0.85
99.	Azerbaijan	0.8
100.	Antigua and Barbuda	0.8
101.	Tajikistan	0.79
102.	Armenia	0.79
103.	Romania	0.76
104.	Rwanda	0.76
105.	Vietnam	0.75
106.	Liberia	0.73
107.	Peru	0.69
108.	Bulgaria	0.67
109.	India	0.64
110.	Grenada	0.61
111.	United States	0.6
112.	Israel	0.6
113.	Iraq	0.58
114.	Turkey	0.57
115.	Finland	0.55
116.	Madagascar	0.54
117.	Myanmar	0.53
118.	Lebanon	0.53
119.	Poland	0.49
120.	Canada	0.49
121.	Syria	0.49
122.	Australia	0.48
123.	Sierra Leone	0.48
124.	Serbia	0.48
125.	Qatar	0.48
126.	Malaysia	0.47
127.	Jordan	0.45
128.	Slovakia	0.45
129.	Malawi	0.44
130.	Indonesia	0.41
131.	Hungary	0.41
132.	Morocco	0.4
133.	New Zealand	0.4
134.	Burundi	0.39
135.	Luxembourg	0.39
136.	Kuwait	0.37
137.	Tonga	0.37
138.	Spain	0.36
139.	Belgium	0.36
140.	Sweden	0.35
141.	Croatia	0.35
142.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.35
143.	Yemen	0.34
144.	Greece	0.34
145.	Fiji	0.34
146.	China	0.32
147.	Senegal	0.32
148.	Czech Republic	0.32
149.	Portugal	0.32
150.	Montenegro	0.32
151.	Bangladesh	0.31
152.	South Korea	0.31
153.	Nepal	0.31
154.	Malta	0.31
155.	Vanuatu	0.31
156.	Albania	0.29
157.	Cyprus	0.29
158.	North Macedonia	0.28
159.	Netherlands	0.25
160.	Libya	0.25
161.	Norway	0.25
162.	Slovenia	0.25
163.	Germany	0.23
164.	Iceland	0.23
165.	Denmark	0.22
166.	France	0.2
167.	Bahrain	0.2
168.	Italy	0.19
169.	Sudan	0.19
170.	Bhutan	0.19
171.	Austria	0.18
172.	Switzerland	0.16
173.	Ireland	0.16
174.	Algeria	0.14
175.	Saudi Arabia	0.14
176.	Singapore	0.12
177.	Andorra	0.12
178.	San Marino	0.12
179.	Iran	0.11
180.	United Arab Emirates	0.1
181.	Japan	0.09
182.	Egypt	0.09
183.	United Kingdom	0.08
184.	Ghana	0.08
185.	Tunisia	0.08
186.	Oman	0.08
187.	Monaco	0.08

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Introduction
Countries with the Most Stabbing Deaths
By Region
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Introduction

Knives and other sharp objects were the weapon of choice in 97,183 homicides in 2017, representing a devastating 22% of global homicides, as per the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's 2019 Global Study on Homicide. This statistic lays bare the multifaceted nature of the global homicide landscape, with the choice of weapon varying significantly from region to region. Irrespective of the socio-economic status, geopolitical location, or overall safety ranking of a given country, the frequency of knife-related violence emerges as a common bane affecting all regions.

Key findings from the data include:

The countries with the highest rates of stabbing deaths per 100k people are predominantly located in Africa. South Africa tops the list with a rate of 16.95, followed closely by Lesotho with 16.38, Eswatini with 9.31, Botswana with 8.88, and Namibia with 8.08.
Although high rates of stabbing mortality are primarily observed in African and South American nations, countries like Russia and Honduras also show relatively high rates (6.66 for Honduras, 4.32 for Russia).
In contrast, there are countries with significantly lower rates of stabbing deaths. Specifically, the United Kingdom and Japan boast some of the lowest rates globally, with 0.08 and 0.09, respectively.
While the South-East Asian region shows a relatively low stabbing mortality rate, outliers like the Philippines report an alarming rate of 4.9. This disparity indicates the impact of varied sociopolitical dynamics within a region.
Interestingly, despite its high rate of violent gun crime, the United States reports a comparatively moderate rate of stabbing deaths (0.6). This figure contrasts sharply with the gun-related deaths and underscores the country's unique and controversial relationship with firearms.

Stabbing Deaths by Country

Region ↕	Stabbing Mortality Rate (per 100k)↕	Homicide Rate (per 100k)↕
Afghanistan	1.14	6.66
Albania	0.29	2.29
Algeria	0.14	1.36
Andorra	0.12	0.00
Angola	1.49	4.85
Antigua and Barbuda	0.8	11.06
Argentina	1.62	5.32
Armenia	0.79	1.69
Australia	0.48	0.89
Austria	0.18	0.97
Azerbaijan	0.8	2.20
Bahamas	5.16	31.96
Bahrain	0.2	0.52
Bangladesh	0.31	2.37
Barbados	3.48	9.77
Belarus	2.22	2.39
Belgium	0.36	1.69
Belize	7.35	37.79
Benin	1.93	1.13
Bhutan	0.19	1.19
Bolivia	1.22	6.22
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.35	1.17
Botswana	8.88	15.25
Brazil	4.56	27.38
Bulgaria	0.67	1.30
Burkina Faso	2.59	1.25
Burundi	0.39	6.05
Cambodia	1.43	1.84
Cameroon	0.85	1.39
Canada	0.49	1.76
Central African Republic	3.41	20.12
Chad	2.04
Chile	2.09	4.40
China	0.32	0.53
Colombia	6.55	25.34
Comoros	2.69
Costa Rica	1.85	11.26
Croatia	0.35	0.58
Cuba	3.85	5.05
Cyprus	0.29	1.26
Czech Republic	0.32
DR Congo	1.65
Denmark	0.22	1.01
Djibouti	2.44
Dominica	4.64	26.59
Dominican Republic	4	10.05
Ecuador	2.93	5.80
Egypt	0.09	2.55
El Salvador	5.69	52.02
Equatorial Guinea	2
Eritrea	3.19
Estonia	1.59	2.12
Eswatini	9.31	11.56
Ethiopia	1.84	8.79
Fiji	0.34	2.31
Finland	0.55	1.63
France	0.2	1.20
Gabon	2.12
Georgia	0.86	2.22
Germany	0.23	0.95
Ghana	0.08	2.09
Greece	0.34	0.94
Grenada	0.61	10.82
Guatemala	3.08	22.50
Guinea	2.11
Guinea Bissau	2.67	1.15
Guyana	6.5	14.25
Haiti	7.14	6.68
Honduras	6.66	38.93
Hungary	0.41	2.49
Iceland	0.23	0.89
India	0.64	3.08
Indonesia	0.41	0.43
Iran	0.11	2.50
Iraq	0.58	10.07
Ireland	0.16	0.87
Israel	0.6	1.49
Italy	0.19	0.57
Ivory Coast	2.44
Jamaica	2.87	43.85
Japan	0.09	0.26
Jordan	0.45	1.36
Kazakhstan	3.88	5.06
Kenya	2.43	4.93
Kiribati	1.25	7.52
Kuwait	0.37	1.82
Kyrgyzstan	1.92	2.19
Laos	3.86
Latvia	2.48	4.36
Lebanon	0.53	2.49
Lesotho	16.38	43.56
Liberia	0.73	3.26
Libya	0.25
Lithuania	1.58	4.57
Luxembourg	0.39	0.34
Madagascar	0.54
Malawi	0.44	1.81
Malaysia	0.47	2.13
Maldives	0.93	0.72
Mali	3.6
Malta	0.31	1.59
Marshall Islands	2.08	3.98
Mauritania	1.37
Mauritius	1.06	2.92
Mexico	3.76	29.07
Micronesia	2.25
Moldova	1.32	4.10
Monaco	0.08	0.00
Mongolia	2.53	6.18
Montenegro	0.32	2.23
Morocco	0.4	1.42
Mozambique	1.51	3.51
Myanmar	0.53	2.26
Namibia	8.08	17.68
Nauru	1.88
Nepal	0.31	2.30
Netherlands	0.25	0.59
New Zealand	0.4	0.74
Nicaragua	2.01	7.19
Niger	3.26	4.43
Nigeria	2.37	34.52
North Korea	1.56
North Macedonia	0.28	1.20
Norway	0.25	0.47
Oman	0.08	0.27
Pakistan	1.51	3.88
Palau	1.15	11.17
Panama	2.39	9.39
Papua New Guinea	3.57	9.75
Paraguay	3.41	7.14
Peru	0.69	7.91
Philippines	4.9	6.46
Poland	0.49	0.73
Portugal	0.32	0.79
Qatar	0.48	0.37
Romania	0.76	1.28
Russia	4.32	8.21
Rwanda	0.76	2.58
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.16	36.09
Saint Lucia	5.57	21.44
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.54	36.54
Samoa	1.47	3.15
San Marino	0.12	0.00
Saudi Arabia	0.14	1.27
Senegal	0.32	0.27
Serbia	0.48	1.23
Seychelles	2.14	12.54
Sierra Leone	0.48	1.73
Singapore	0.12	0.16
Slovakia	0.45	1.14
Slovenia	0.25	0.48
Solomon Islands	1.88	3.77
Somalia	3.76
South Africa	16.95	36.40
South Korea	0.31	0.60
South Sudan	4.43	14.87
Spain	0.36	0.62
Sri Lanka	1.28	2.42
Sudan	0.19	5.15
Suriname	2.21	5.43
Sweden	0.35	1.08
Switzerland	0.16	0.59
Syria	0.49	0.88
Tajikistan	0.79	1.64
Tanzania	1.48	6.48
Thailand	1.15	2.58
Timor Leste	1.33	4.10
Togo	1.93
Tonga	0.37	0.97
Trinidad and Tobago	3.69	30.65
Tunisia	0.08	3.06
Turkey	0.57	2.59
Turkmenistan	1.48	4.22
Tuvalu	2.04	18.62
Uganda	1.44	10.52
Ukraine	3.35	6.18
United Arab Emirates	0.1	0.46
United Kingdom	0.08	1.20
United States	0.6	4.96
Uruguay	1.62	12.06
Uzbekistan	1.82	1.14
Vanuatu	0.31
Venezuela	2.22	36.69
Vietnam	0.75	1.53
Yemen	0.34	6.77
Zambia	2.26	5.37
Zimbabwe	2.41	7.48

Countries with the Most Stabbing Deaths

When it comes to countries with the highest incidence of stabbing deaths, South Africa tops the list with a disturbingly high stabbing mortality rate of 16.95 per 100,000 people. Lesotho follows closely behind with a stabbing mortality rate of 16.38 per 100,000 people. The third position is held by Eswatini, reporting a stabbing mortality rate of 9.31 per 100,000 individuals.

Furthermore, Botswana and Namibia, also African countries, feature respectively on this list, with 8.88 and 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people due to stabbings. This data further underscores the overall elevated stabbing death rates within the African continent.

However, the data also highlights the fact that such tragedies are not isolated to Africa. For instance, Belize, located in Central America, has a rate of 7.35. Likewise, the Caribbean nation of Haiti also reports an unsettling rate of 7.14. Honduras tallies a slightly lower stabbing mortality rate of approximately 6.66 per 100,000 people and is another Central American country dealing with this issue.

Colombia, the only South American country featured in these rankings, holds a stabbing mortality rate of 6.55 per 100,000 people. In tenth place, we have Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with a rate of 6.54, laying down a grim picture of the issue's prevalence within the small island nation.

Countries with the Most Stabbing Deaths (per 100k deaths):

South Africa - 16.95
Lesotho - 16.38
Eswatini - 9.31
Botswana - 8.88
Namibia - 8.08
Belize - 7.35
Haiti - 7.14
Honduras - 6.66
Colombia - 6.55
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 6.54

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Stabbing Deaths by Country

Table of Contents

Introduction

Stabbing Deaths by Country

Countries with the Most Stabbing Deaths

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran