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These include both murder and attempted murder, but not what is called "non-intentional homicide", what we would call manslaughter.
| Homicide, completed and attempted. Rates per 100,000 | ||||||
| Country | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| South Africa | 136 | 136 | 129 | 131 | 125 | 117 |
| Russian Fed | 21.1 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Thailand | 14.3 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
| Netherlands | 19.2 | 18.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 |
| Finland | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Bulgaria | 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| USA | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | . |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Denmark | 4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Italy | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Germany | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Hungary | 4 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| France | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Australia | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Switzerland | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Greece | 2.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Malaysia | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Spain | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 |
| England, Wales | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Norway | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| New Zealand | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Sth Korea | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Ireland | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | . |
| Singapore | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Hong Kong | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 |