Homicide and population distribution 2010, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 6, 2011
The statistic shows the percentage of homicides compared to the percentage of world population in 2010, by region. As of 2010, 60 percent of the global population lived in Asia, but only 27 percent of global homicides happened in Asia.

Homicide and population distribution in 2010, by region

CharacteristicPercentage of global homicidesPercentage of global population
Africa 36% 15%
Americas 31% 14%
Asia 27% 60%
Europe 5% 11%
Oceania 0.3% 0.5%
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October 2011

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Worldwide

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2010

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