Cameroon vs Marshall Islands: Homicide rate (World Health)
Cameroon
6.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Marshall Islands
6.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
75th
Marshall Islands rank
72nd
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Cameroon
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Marshall Islands ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cameroon or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cameroon and Marshall Islands?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Marshall Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Marshall Islands rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Marshall Islands ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.