Data for 2004

Global Violent Deaths, 2004

Figures for 2004, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2004 covers 208 countries. El Salvador is highest, at 80.81; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.52.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2004

HighestEl Salvador

80.81

Lowest5 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

208countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
192distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Global Violent Deaths, 2004, as published. Small Arms Survey ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Violent Deaths, 2004: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.81
2	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	74.79
3	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	73.26
4	IraqIRQWestern Asia	67.31
5	ColombiaCOLSouth America	64.38
6	VenezuelaVENSouth America	63.09
7	HondurasHNDCentral America	57.87
8	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	50.65
9	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	46.48
10	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	40.70
11	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.52
12	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	37.29
13	BelizeBLZCentral America	33.27
=14	BrazilBRASouth America	32.27
=14	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	32.27
16	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	31.22
17	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	30.41
18	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	28.06
19	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	27.76
20	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	26.69
21	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	26.59
22	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	25.95
23	ParaguayPRYSouth America	24.29
24	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	22.86
25	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	22.39
26	GuyanaGUYSouth America	21.72
27	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	21.23
28	EcuadorECUSouth America	20.22
29	NicaraguaNICCentral America	18.92
30	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	18.85
31	BahamasBHSCaribbean	18.82
32	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	18.54
33	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	17.93
34	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	16.93
35	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	16.88
36	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16.37
37	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.01
38	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	15.90
39	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.81
40	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	15.78
41	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	15.34
42	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	14.25
43	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.07
44	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	13.90
45	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	13.81
46	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	13.14
47	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	12.99
48	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	12.98
49	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.93
50	DominicaDMACaribbean	12.79
51	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12.78
52	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	12.53
53	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	12.51
54	GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.34
55	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	11.68
56	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.52
57	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	11.44
58	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.41
59	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.21
60	BelarusBLREastern Europe	11.15
61	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	11.05
62	PanamaPANCentral America	10.83
63	SurinameSURSouth America	10.74
64	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	10.70
65	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.62
66	MexicoMEXCentral America	10.56
67	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	10.54
68	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.98
69	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9.55
70	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.52
71	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.24
=72	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	9.13
=72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.13
74	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.02
75	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	8.99
76	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	8.74
77	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	8.72
78	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.68
79	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8.50
80	UkraineUKREastern Europe	8.49
81	YemenYEMWestern Asia	7.74
82	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	7.73
83	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	7.63
84	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.62
85	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.61
86	Costa RicaCRICentral America	7.60
87	UruguayURYSouth America	7.41
88	HaitiHTICaribbean	7.04
89	ArgentinaARGSouth America	7.02
90	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.77
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	6.75
92	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	6.71
93	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	6.68
94	PeruPERSouth America	6.35
95	GuamGUMMicronesia	6.33
96	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.23
=97	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	6.22
=97	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.22
99	ChileCHLSouth America	5.99
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	5.97
101	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.86
102	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.71
103	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.63
104	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.53
105	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.51
106	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	5.41
107	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	5.26
108	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	5.12
109	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
110	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	5.10
111	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.04
112	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	5.02
113	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.86
114	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.84
115	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.68
116	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.64
117	IsraelISRWestern Asia	4.56
118	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.52
119	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.41
120	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4.25
121	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.86
122	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	3.85
123	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3.62
124	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.59
125	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.49
126	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.41
127	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.38
128	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.29
129	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	3.28
130	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3.26
131	FijiFJIMelanesia	3.18
132	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.17
133	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	2.99
134	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.96
135	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.91
136	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	2.90
137	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.84
138	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2.68
139	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.67
140	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.66
=141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.60
=141	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.60
143	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.47
=144	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.45
=144	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.45
146	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.41
147	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.37
148	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.34
149	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.30
150	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.28
151	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.27
=152	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.23
=152	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.23
154	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.19
155	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.17
156	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2.16
157	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.11
=158	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.07
=158	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.07
=160	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.03
=160	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.03
162	TongaTONPolynesia	2.00
163	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.96
164	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.90
165	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.89
166	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.80
167	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.78
168	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.61
169	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.58
170	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.56
171	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.53
172	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.51
=173	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.49
=173	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.49
175	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.46
176	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.40
=177	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.36
=177	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.36
=177	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.36
180	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.31
181	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.25
182	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.23
183	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.22
184	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	1.17
185	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.13
186	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.08
187	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.06
188	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.03
189	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.96
190	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.94
191	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.93
192	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.89
193	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.86
=194	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.82
=194	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.82
196	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.80
197	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.79
198	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.76
199	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.63
200	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.57
201	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.56
202	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.55
203	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.44
=204	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=204	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=204	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00
=204	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00
=204	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1El Salvador80.81
2Jamaica74.79
3Sudan73.26
4Iraq67.31
5Colombia64.38

Lowest

204Tuvalushared0.00
204Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.00
204São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
204San Marinoshared0.00
204Naurushared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.52. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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192 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Small Arms Survey publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 208 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2004). Global Violent Deaths, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2004

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