What is the difference in homicide rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?

0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iraq: Homicide rate (World Health)

Democratic Republic of Congo

12.37 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iraq

12.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

33rd

Iraq rank

32nd

Homicide rate (World Health) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.78 deaths per 100,000 people	21 deaths per 100,000 people	7.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Iraq
2010s	12.91 deaths per 100,000 people	14.99 deaths per 100,000 people	2.09 deaths per 100,000 people	Iraq
2020s	12.38 deaths per 100,000 people	12.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.46 deaths per 100,000 people	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Iraq?: Iraq, at 12.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?: 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq rank globally for homicide rate?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – 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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Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.