List of countries by intentional homicide rate Homicide Rate Per 100,000 Population (2011)list of 30 top countries. List of countries by intentional homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants. The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary.[1] The legal definition of "intentional homicide" differs among countries. Intentional homicide demographics are affected by changes in trauma care, leading to changed lethality of violent assaults, so the intentional homicide rate may not necessarily indicate the overall level of societal violence.[2] They may also be underreported for political reasons.[3][4] Another problem for the comparability of the following figures is that some data may include attempts. A study undertaken by the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development estimated that there were approximately 490,000 intentional homicides in 2004. Murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants in 2011. UNODC's global study[edit] The UNODC made a study in 2012 that includes most countries of the world. By region[edit]
America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and nonmortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2012; such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I and II, Vietnam, and more. 1. Estimate based upon new population projection methodology. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration. See also Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties. Information Please® Database, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Amazing map shows past and present conflicts - BlogPost Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 10/12/2012 Oct 12, 2012 04:57 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost The European Union may have just won the Nobel Peace Prize, but the region has had its fair share of antagonism in recent years. Just look at this map, developed by the Dutch Web design company TecToys, which shows conflicts in Europe in the past two decades: (Screenshot: Conflict History) The full interactive, found at conflicthistory.com, details every major human conflict in history, dating back to ancient battles between Egyptian forces and Canaanites in the 15th century B.C. Each war or uprising is represented by a red circle and attached to a short description of the event. Of course, it’s not perfect — prior to the 1500s, the circles are conspicuously clustered around Europe, while Africa, South America and much of Asia are blank. More world news coverage: - E.U. wins Nobel Prize - Chinese activist faces prison term for publishing environmental books - U.S. looks for solution to Mali crisis