55.9
% of homicides committed with a gun, 2021
Moderate trust, 60 of 100 Only one source (UNODC), so it cannot be checked against another.
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| Year | UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicide by mechanism |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.9 |
| 2011 | 23.3 |
| 2012 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 55.9 |
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Palestine among 118 countries
33 have a higher figure and 84 a lower one. Definitions differ between countries, and their years run from 2002 to 2024.
What this number counts
- Counts
- Share of intentional homicide victims killed with a firearm
- Where
- State of Palestine
- When
- 2021 (one year, not an average)
Where the number comes from (1 source)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicide by mechanismUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-25 · Data (Excel file) | 55.92021 | Victims of intentional homicide killed with a firearm (19) divided by all victims of intentional homicide (34), both sexes and all ages, UNODC counts.The firearm count is UNODC's ICCS category "Firearms or explosives - firearms". Victims recorded under "unspecified means" or in no mechanism category stay in the denominator: 0.0% for this year. Years with fewer than 20 victims are skipped. UNODC source codes: firearm count CTS, total SDG/NSO/CTS. Year rule: only UNODC has data for this country, so its latest year is used. Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, updated 12 July 2026), indicator "Victims of intentional homicide", dimensions "by mechanisms" and "Total", unit "Counts". | 4 of 5 checks
| 100% |
- UNODC100%
How the trust score was worked out
- Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
- Agreement15 / 30
Unknown with one source, so set to half
- Independence6 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
- Freshness7 / 10
How recent the newest data is
Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: death and health registers, independent count.
- Single source: nothing to check it against
- UNODC: no figure here for 8 years between 2010 and 2021
figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change
Why the numbers differ
- UNODC compiles police and criminal justice records of intentional homicide by mechanism, while the WHO Mortality Database counts death certificates coded as assault by firearm discharge (ICD-10 X93-X95) out of all assault deaths (X85-Y09).
- The share depends on how many killings have no recorded mechanism. UNODC "unspecified means" and WHO code Y09 (assault by unspecified means) stay in the denominator, so where they are large the share is a lower bound and the two sources can differ for that reason alone.
- UNODC splits "firearms or explosives" into firearms and other parts for most countries; where only the combined count exists, the page uses it and marks the line as not exactly the defined number.
- Deaths from firearm discharge of undetermined intent (ICD-10 Y22-Y24) are not counted as assault in death records, though police may record some of them as homicides.
- Police counts can include victims who died abroad or cases later reclassified, and death records follow the place of registration, so the two counts of victims are not the same set of people.
Common mistakes
- The share of homicides committed with a gun is not the same as the share of gun deaths that are homicides. In many countries most firearm deaths are suicides, which this page does not count.
- A high share does not by itself mean a high homicide rate: a country with few homicides can have a high firearm share, and the reverse. See the homicide rate page for the level.
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Cite as: RealStats, “Gun share of homicides in Palestine”, updated 2026-10-27, with the original sources listed on the page.