Congo vs Mali: Homicide rate

Congo
9.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mali
9.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Congo rank
43rd
Mali rank
40th

Homicide rate over time

  • Congo
  • Mali
051015200020102021

How they compare

Mali currently reports 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 43rd and Mali ranks 40th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 11.62 deaths per 100,000 people 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people Mali
2010s 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people Mali
2020s 9.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10.04 deaths per 100,000 people 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Congo or Mali?
Mali, at 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Congo and Mali?
0.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo and Mali rank globally for homicide rate?
Congo ranks 43rd and Mali ranks 40th 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.

Individual pages

About this data

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

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