Samoa vs Syria: Homicide rate (World Health)
Samoa
2.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Syria
2.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa rank
126th
Syria rank
125th
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Samoa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 126th and Syria ranks 125th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.811 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Samoa or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Samoa and Syria?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for homicide rate?
- Samoa ranks 126th and Syria ranks 125th 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.