Data for 2017

Global Violent Deaths, 2017

Figures for 2017, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2017 covers 209 countries. Syria is highest, at 341.87; 6 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 4.40. Against 2016, 193 values changed (87 up, 106 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2017

HighestSyria

341.87

Lowest6 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
2017the year it describes
186distinct 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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	341.87
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	108.76
3	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	106.31
4	IraqIRQWestern Asia	96.05
5	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	77.39
6	VenezuelaVENSouth America	73.53
7	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	71.02
8	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	70.63
9	YemenYEMWestern Asia	68.62
10	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	56.28
11	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	53.21
12	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	49.97
13	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.44
14	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	44.51
15	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	43.92
16	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.64
17	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	42.77
18	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	41.88
19	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	41.76
20	BahamasBHSCaribbean	39.55
21	BrazilBRASouth America	37.78
22	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.96
23	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	31.50
24	DominicaDMACaribbean	30.79
25	MexicoMEXCentral America	29.87
26	ColombiaCOLSouth America	29.26
27	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	28.80
28	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	26.94
29	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	24.75
30	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	24.10
31	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.35
32	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.86
33	GuyanaGUYSouth America	18.58
34	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	18.43
35	MaliMLIWestern Africa	17.72
36	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	17.32
37	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	14.82
38	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	14.49
39	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	14.22
40	Costa RicaCRICentral America	14.02
41	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	13.68
42	EritreaERIEastern Africa	13.60
43	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	13.51
44	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	13.49
45	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	13.40
46	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	13.34
47	NicaraguaNICCentral America	12.84
48	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	12.63
49	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	12.40
50	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	12.29
51	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.23
52	PanamaPANCentral America	10.67
53	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	10.56
54	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	10.52
55	TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.51
56	HaitiHTICaribbean	10.26
=57	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.98
=57	UruguayURYSouth America	9.98
59	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	9.91
60	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9.69
61	BermudaBMUNorthern America	9.52
=62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.15
=62	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.15
64	PeruPERSouth America	9.10
65	ParaguayPRYSouth America	9.07
66	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	8.85
67	TongaTONPolynesia	8.82
68	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.76
69	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	8.62
70	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.37
71	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	8.30
72	UkraineUKREastern Europe	8.04
73	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.97
74	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	7.86
75	KenyaKENEastern Africa	7.64
76	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	7.52
77	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.37
78	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	7.24
79	SurinameSURSouth America	7.19
80	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	7.07
81	NigerNERWestern Africa	6.96
82	EcuadorECUSouth America	6.67
83	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.66
84	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	6.64
85	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.31
86	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.97
87	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.89
88	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.87
89	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.84
90	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	5.79
91	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.62
92	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.41
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.24
94	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	5.20
95	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.17
=96	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	5.07
=96	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.07
98	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.06
99	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.91
100	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	4.87
101	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	4.86
102	ChileCHLSouth America	4.85
103	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	4.73
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.57
105	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.40
106	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.19
107	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.10
108	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3.99
=109	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.76
=109	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.76
=111	IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.52
=111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	3.52
=113	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.40
=113	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.40
115	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3.12
116	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	3.07
117	GuamGUMMicronesia	3.04
118	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.01
119	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.92
120	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.86
121	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.75
122	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.71
=123	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	2.69
=123	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2.69
125	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.66
=126	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	2.65
=126	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2.65
128	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	2.62
=129	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.59
=129	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.59
131	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.52
132	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.51
133	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.50
134	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	2.46
135	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.43
136	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.32
137	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.28
138	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.26
139	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.19
140	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.15
141	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.14
142	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.13
=143	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.09
=143	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.09
145	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.01
146	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.00
147	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.90
148	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.84
149	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.81
150	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.77
151	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	1.75
152	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.73
153	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.66
154	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.57
155	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.56
156	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.49
157	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.47
=158	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.43
=158	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.43
160	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.41
=161	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.40
=161	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.40
=163	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1.32
=163	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.32
=165	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1.31
=165	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.31
=167	BeninBENWestern Africa	1.30
=167	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.30
169	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.27
170	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.22
171	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.15
172	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.09
173	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.06
174	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.98
175	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.95
176	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.94
=177	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.92
=177	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.92
179	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.91
180	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.90
181	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.88
182	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.86
183	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.77
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.74
=185	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.71
=185	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.71
=187	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.68
=187	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.68
189	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.66
190	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.61
191	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.60
192	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.55
193	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.54
194	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.48
195	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.47
196	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.43
197	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.38
198	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.36
199	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.34
200	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.32
201	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.28
202	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.23
203	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.16
=204	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=204	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=204	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=204	PalauPLWMicronesia	0.00
=204	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=204	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Syria341.87
2Afghanistan108.76
3Central African Republic106.31
4Iraq96.05
5El Salvador77.39

Lowest

204Tuvalushared0.00
204San Marinoshared0.00
204Palaushared0.00
204Naurushared0.00
204Monacoshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.40. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
193values changed, of 209 in both
87 · 106rose · fell
16unchanged

Rose most

Central African Republic52.54 → 106.31+53.77
Syria296.85 → 341.87+45.02
Afghanistan73.15 → 108.76+35.61
Antigua and Barbuda10.58 → 24.10+13.52
Jamaica57.43 → 70.63+13.20

Fell most

Iraq164.62 → 96.05−68.57
Libya54.16 → 28.80−25.36
El Salvador101.87 → 77.39−24.48
Saint Kitts and Nevis67.79 → 49.97−17.82
Honduras64.24 → 47.44−16.80

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

186 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 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 (2017). Global Violent Deaths, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2017

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