Egypt vs Malaysia: Homicide rate
Egypt
0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Malaysia
0.139 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Egypt rank
110th
Malaysia rank
107th
Homicide rate over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.0434 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Egypt ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 107th of 111 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1035 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7769 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1995 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4082 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2087 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 0.0434 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 107th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor 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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.