Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Eritrea
Eritrea: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 10.43 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 10.43, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Eritrea peaked at 13.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.43, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 38th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.67 | — |
| 2001 | 13.53 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 13.35 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.09 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.65 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.55 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.42 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.12 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.84 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.61 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.38 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.19 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.22 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.28 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.43 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.57 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.49 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.09 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.95 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.66 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.43 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 11.84 | 13.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 | 10.95 | 11.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.55 | 10.43 | 10.66 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 10.95 compare
- 36 Bolivia 10.74 compare
- 37 Mauritania 10.64 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 10.41 compare
- 40 Mali 10.04 compare
- 41 Yemen 9.4 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0.1538 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Eritrea?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Eritrea was 10.43 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Eritrea ranks 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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