Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola
Angola: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 8.67 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Angola recorded 8.67 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola peaked at 13.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 2021.
Angola ranks 49th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.31 | — |
| 2001 | 13.11 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.88 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.63 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.26 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.04 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.82 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.53 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.28 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.07 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.79 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.58 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.34 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.21 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.08 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.96 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.41 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.22 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.84 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.67 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.19 | 11.07 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 | 9.02 | 10.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 | 8.67 | 8.84 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Angola was 8.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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