84.4
% of homicide victims who were male (men and boys), 2017
High trust, 81 of 100 The newest data is from 2017.
- UNODC
- WHO
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| Year | UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicide, by sex | WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assault, by sex |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.7 | 85.7 |
| 2014 | 88.4 | 88.4 |
| 2015 | – | 81.6 |
| 2016 | – | 83.7 |
| 2017 | – | 84.4 |
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Iran among 133 countries
39 have a higher figure and 92 a lower one. Definitions differ between countries, and their years run from 2007 to 2024.
What this number counts
- Counts
- Share of intentional homicide victims who were male (men and boys)
- Where
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- When
- UNODC 2014, WHO 2017 (one year, not an average)
Where the number comes from (2 sources)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicide, by sexUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-25 · Data (Excel file) | 88.42014 | Victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101: unlawful death inflicted with intent to cause death or serious injury), all ages: male victims divided by male plus female victims, times 100, from UNODC's counts by sex.Victims of unknown sex are left out. Counts used: 1712 male, 224 female. UNODC source codes for the two counts: MD. Only years with at least 20 male plus female victims are used, because a share built on fewer victims swings widely from year to year. Year rule: UNODC and WHO have no common year from 2018 on, so each line uses its own latest year (UNODC 2014, WHO 2017). Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, updated 12 July 2026). | 5 of 5 checks
| 24% |
WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assault, by sexWorld Health Organization (WHO) · Death and health registersRetrieved 2026-10-25 | 84.42017 | Registered deaths with underlying cause assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09), all ages: male deaths divided by male plus female deaths, times 100.Deaths with sex not stated are left out. Codes used: ICD-10 3- and 4-character codes X85-Y09. Countries that report the condensed Tabulation List 1 contribute its assault item (1102), which covers the same X85-Y09 range. National rows only. Only years with at least 20 male plus female victims are used, because a share built on fewer victims swings widely from year to year. Year rule: UNODC and WHO have no common year from 2018 on, so each line uses its own latest year (UNODC 2014, WHO 2017). Raw files: morticd10_part1-6.zip (1640 male and 302 female assault deaths). WHO publishes the data as the country sent them and does not adjust for incomplete registration. The same file records 1938 male and female deaths of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34) for this year; some of these may be homicides. | 4 of 5 checks
| 76% |
- UNODC24%
- WHO76%
How the trust score was worked out
- Quality33.9 / 40
How well the sources are made
- Agreement27.2 / 30
How close the sources are to each other
- Independence16 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
- Freshness4 / 10
How recent the newest data is
Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: independent count.
- UNODC: no figure here after 2014, while others reach 2017
figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change
Why the numbers differ
- They come from two separate systems: UNODC compiles police and criminal justice records by sex of the victim, while the WHO Mortality Database counts death certificates with the cause coded as assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09) by sex of the deceased.
- Both shares leave out victims whose sex was not recorded, so they can differ from a share of the total.
- WHO blanks cells with fewer than 3 deaths in its files. When the counts are split by sex this happens more often, and it can move a share in small countries.
- Where many deaths go unregistered, or many violent deaths are coded as "undetermined intent", the WHO counts can miss victims, and the missing deaths need not be split by sex the same way.
Common mistakes
- A share of victims is not a risk. Two countries with the same male share can have very different homicide rates, and a share can change because one group's count moved while the other's stayed the same.
- The share is about victims, not perpetrators. UNODC publishes data on suspects separately.
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Cite as: RealStats, “Share of homicide victims who were male in Iran”, updated 2026-10-27, with the original sources listed on the page.