Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt
Egypt: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 4.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 4.16, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt peaked at 4.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 98th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.45 | — |
| 2001 | 3.38 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.31 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.24 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.17 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.17 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.35 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.46 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.68 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.88 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.82 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.77 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.73 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.69 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.66 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.86 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 4.16 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 | 3.17 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 | 3.66 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 | 4.03 | 4.16 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Egypt was 4.16 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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