Report No. 35
Appendix XLII
Country-Wise Rates of Homicide, 19621 (Countries Arranged Continent-Wise)
(Rates includes deaths from war also)
(Rate per 100,000)
Africa |
|
Mauritius |
0.9 |
Nigeria (Lagos Federal Territory) |
4.4 |
Nigeria (Re-Union) |
3.3 |
Rhodesia-Southern Rhodesia |
0.9 |
South Africa-Asiatic Population |
5.5 |
South Africa-Coloured Population |
14.2 |
South Africa-White Population |
2.1 |
United Arab Republic |
3.1 |
America |
|
Canada |
1.2 |
U.S.A. |
4.7 |
Barbados |
1.7 |
Costa Rica |
3.0 |
Dominican Republic |
2.1 |
Grenada |
1.1 |
Guatemala |
11.0 |
Mexico |
33.2 |
Nicaragua |
21.9 |
Panama |
3.7 |
Puerto Rico |
6.2 |
St. Lucia (includes accidents, suicides also) |
29.9 |
Trinidad-Tobago |
4.8 |
Argentina (includes accidents, suicides also) |
46.1 |
Brazil |
10.8 |
British Guiana |
1.5 |
Chile |
4.0 |
Colombia |
36.4 |
Ecuador (includes accidents, suicides also) |
65.9 |
Uruguay |
4.6 |
Asia |
|
Aden |
9.9 |
Burma |
1.5 |
Ceylon |
3.3 |
China (Taiwan) |
0.7 |
Hong Kong |
0.9 |
India |
2.6 |
Israel (includes accidents, suicides also) |
36.9 |
Japan |
1.7 |
Jordan |
1.2 |
Korea |
2.2 |
North Borneo |
2.6 |
Philippines |
2.1 |
Ryukyu Islands |
2.3 |
Singapore |
2.7 |
Europe |
|
Austria |
1.1 |
Belgium |
0.7 |
Bulgaria |
1.7 |
Channel Islands |
14.9 |
Czechoslovakia |
58.5 |
Denmark |
0.5 |
Finland |
2.5 |
France |
2.3 |
Germany-Federal Republic of Germany |
1.2 |
Greece |
1.5 |
Hungary |
2.1 |
Iceland |
0.6 |
Ireland |
0.2 |
Italy |
1.5 |
Luxemburg |
0.9 |
Netherlands |
0.4 |
Norway |
0.4 |
Poland |
1.4 |
Portugal |
1.4 |
Spain |
0.8 |
Sweden |
0.6 |
Switzerland |
0.6 |
United Kingdom-England and Wales |
0.7 |
United Kingdom-Northern Ireland |
0.8 |
United Kingdom-Scotland |
0.5 |
Yugoslavia |
62.6 |
Australia and New Zealand |
|
Australia |
1.5 |
New Zealand |
1.1 |
1. Based mainly on U.N. Demographic Survey, (1962).