Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Homicide rate

Kenya
5.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
5.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
80th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd

Homicide rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02468200020102021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.286 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people Kenya
2020s 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Kenya, at 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for homicide rate?
Kenya ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd 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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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

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