Data for 2010

Global Violent Deaths, 2010

Figures for 2010, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2010 covers 209 countries. Honduras is highest, at 86.62; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.11. Against 2009, 194 values changed (78 up, 116 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2010

HighestHonduras

86.62

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.

209countries
1measure
2010the year it describes
194distinct 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, 2010, 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, 2010: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	HondurasHNDCentral America	86.62
2	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	86.34
3	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.55
4	VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.99
5	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	71.95
6	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	61.27
7	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	48.97
8	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	46.86
9	BelizeBLZCentral America	45.90
10	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	44.70
11	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	44.27
12	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.47
13	IraqIRQWestern Asia	37.62
14	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	37.29
15	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	36.46
16	BahamasBHSCaribbean	33.25
17	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	33.16
18	BrazilBRASouth America	32.74
19	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	31.86
20	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	29.12
21	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.72
22	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	27.71
23	MexicoMEXCentral America	26.27
24	GuyanaGUYSouth America	23.08
25	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	22.95
=26	DominicaDMACaribbean	22.57
=26	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	22.57
28	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	22.45
29	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	22.44
30	NicaraguaNICCentral America	20.57
=31	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	20.11
=31	EcuadorECUSouth America	20.11
33	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	19.29
34	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.02
35	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	17.65
36	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	17.56
37	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.04
38	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	15.15
39	BoliviaBOLSouth America	14.57
40	PanamaPANCentral America	14.52
41	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.38
42	EritreaERIEastern Africa	14.35
43	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	14.14
44	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	13.84
45	ParaguayPRYSouth America	13.65
46	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	13.53
47	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13.24
48	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.91
49	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.76
50	BermudaBMUNorthern America	12.23
51	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	11.99
52	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	11.95
53	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	11.85
54	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.79
55	GuineaGINWestern Africa	11.56
56	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	11.50
57	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.40
58	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	11.30
59	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.26
60	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	11.23
61	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.21
62	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	11.01
63	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.65
64	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	10.11
=65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	10.10
=65	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	10.10
67	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.98
=68	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	9.86
=68	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	9.86
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	9.83
71	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.68
72	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	9.51
73	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.23
74	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.13
75	HaitiHTICaribbean	8.98
76	PeruPERSouth America	8.70
77	YemenYEMWestern Asia	8.61
78	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.57
79	SurinameSURSouth America	8.32
80	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	8.21
81	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	8.07
82	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	7.95
83	UruguayURYSouth America	7.53
84	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.46
85	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.89
86	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	6.87
87	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	6.78
88	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.56
89	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	6.44
90	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.23
91	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	6.12
92	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.09
93	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	5.93
=94	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.89
=94	United StatesUSANorthern America	5.89
96	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.85
97	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.83
98	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.65
99	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.57
100	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.53
101	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	5.39
102	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	5.37
103	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.32
104	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.18
105	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
106	UkraineUKREastern Europe	4.99
107	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.95
108	ArubaABWCaribbean	4.92
109	BelarusBLREastern Europe	4.89
110	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	4.86
111	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.62
112	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.61
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.43
114	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.36
115	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	4.34
116	IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.22
=117	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	4.12
=117	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	4.12
119	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.10
120	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.94
121	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.83
122	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.82
123	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.69
124	ChileCHLSouth America	3.65
125	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3.62
126	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.58
127	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.32
128	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.27
129	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.18
130	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.15
131	GuamGUMMicronesia	3.14
132	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	3.08
133	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.04
134	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.98
135	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.88
136	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.80
137	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	2.78
138	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.76
139	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.72
140	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.69
=141	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.67
=141	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.67
143	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.63
144	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.57
145	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.54
146	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.48
147	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.38
148	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.37
149	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.36
150	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.31
151	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.29
152	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.22
153	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.21
=154	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.00
=154	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.00
156	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1.99
157	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.95
158	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1.91
159	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.86
160	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.85
161	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.83
162	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.81
163	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.76
164	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.74
165	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.73
166	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.67
167	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.64
=168	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.60
=168	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.60
170	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.49
171	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.47
=172	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.45
=172	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.45
174	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.38
175	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.36
176	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.21
177	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.16
178	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.14
179	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.13
180	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.12
181	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.11
182	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.10
183	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.02
184	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.01
185	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.00
186	TongaTONPolynesia	0.96
187	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.94
188	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.89
189	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.88
190	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.83
191	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.81
192	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.80
193	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.77
194	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.68
195	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.62
=196	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.59
=196	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.59
198	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.43
199	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.42
200	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.38
201	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.37
202	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.27
203	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.26
204	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.24
=205	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=205	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=205	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=205	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=205	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00

02In 2010

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

205São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
205San Marinoshared0.00
205Naurushared0.00
205Monacoshared0.00
205Andorrashared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.11. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 209 in both
78 · 116rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

Somalia15.22 → 37.29+22.07
British Virgin Islands73.98 → 86.34+12.36
Honduras74.90 → 86.62+11.72
Kyrgyzstan9.04 → 19.29+10.25
Belize35.91 → 45.90+9.99

Fell most

Sri Lanka83.63 → 4.34−79.29
Palestine28.10 → 3.08−25.02
South Sudan41.51 → 22.57−18.94
Saint Kitts and Nevis63.79 → 48.97−14.82
Antigua and Barbuda20.75 → 7.95−12.80

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

194 distinct values among 209
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 209 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2010). Global Violent Deaths, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2010

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