Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Congo
Congo: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 9.33 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Congo is 9.33, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Congo peaked at 12.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.33, in 2021.
That places Congo 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.44 | — |
| 2001 | 12.24 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.22 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.09 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.87 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.57 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.31 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.11 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.96 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.75 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.54 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.34 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.17 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.16 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.06 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.09 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.87 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.76 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.65 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.44 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.33 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.66 | 10.75 | 12.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.07 | 9.65 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 | 9.33 | 9.44 | 2 |
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More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 Congo?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Congo was 9.33 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Congo ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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