2024 Gun Homicides in the Americas

70%of the world total is held by just Brazil, Mexico and United States

#1 Brazil28%
#2–3 Mexico, United States42%
#4–10 Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Honduras, Jamaica, Argentina26%
The other 194%

Each square is 1% of the combined total of 88,641 (29 entries), filled from the top-ranked entry down.

🇧🇷Brazil

24,981

🇲🇽Mexico

23,978

🇺🇸United States

13,239

🇨🇴Colombia

9,349

🇪🇨Ecuador

5,972

🇬🇹Guatemala

1,957

🇵🇪Peru

1,886

🇭🇳Honduras

1,869

🇯🇲Jamaica

973

🇦🇷Argentina

933

🇨🇷Costa Rica

684

🇨🇱Chile

599

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

558

🇵🇦Panama

474

🇨🇦Canada

287

🇺🇾Uruguay

262

🇵🇾Paraguay

258

🇧🇸Bahamas

102

🇧🇿Belize

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

🇧🇧Barbados

🇬🇾Guyana

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇸🇷Suriname

🇩🇲Dominica

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda

🇬🇩Grenada

🇧🇴Bolivia

Highlights

As of 2024, Brazil ranks first with 24,981, followed by Mexico (23,978) and United States (13,239).

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 24,981 (Brazil) to 4 (Bolivia), with a median of 287.

All of the top 10 are in the Americas.

Source: Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Security Observatory, 2024. Unit: firearm homicides (people).

Source: Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Security Observatory · fetched Oct 19, 2026 — 2024 country observations only; countries with older or missing reports are excluded. Member States report victims through the UN Crime Trends Survey. Includes intentional homicide victims attacked with firearms.

About this ranking

Historical data · 2024

Source: Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Security Observatory ↗
Reference period: 2024Dataset updated Oct 19, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.
Definition: Reported intentional homicide victims attacked with firearms in OAS member countries with 2024 data.
Unit: firearm homicides (people)
Coverage & value range: Worldwide · 29 listed countries and territoriesValues: 4 to 24,981
Ranking direction: Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: 2024 country observations only; countries with older or missing reports are excluded. Member States report victims through the UN Crime Trends Survey. Includes intentional homicide victims attacked with firearms.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →

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Highlights

As of 2024, Brazil ranks first with 24,981, followed by Mexico (23,978) and United States (13,239).

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 24,981 (Brazil) to 4 (Bolivia), with a median of 287.

All of the top 10 are in the Americas.

Source: Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Security Observatory, 2024. Unit: firearm homicides (people).