Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 6.01 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.01 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 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cameroon peaked at 10.46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.01, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.83 | — |
| 2001 | 10.17 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.44 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.46 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.37 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.22 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.91 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.67 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.5 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.59 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.22 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.87 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.55 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.98 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.36 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 7.12 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.99 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.86 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.67 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.45 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.23 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.01 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.02 | 9.5 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 6.45 | 9.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 | 6.01 | 6.23 | 2 |
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More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cameroon?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cameroon was 6.01 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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