# Intentional homicide rate in Philippines

Intentional homicide rate in Philippines was 4.3 per 100,000 people in 2023. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Place id: `ph`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Source: World Bank, Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=homicide_rate&place=ph

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.5 |
| 2011 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9.6 |
| 2008 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 7.9 |
| 2001 | 7.2 |
| 2000 | 7.2 |
| 1999 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | 7.8 |
| 1994 | 9.3 |
| 1993 | 11.5 |
| 1992 | 12.6 |
| 1991 | 13.5 |
| 1990 | 14.8 |