Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 8.57 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 8.57, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.57, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.91 | — |
| 2001 | 12.59 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.32 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 11.89 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.88 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.79 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.51 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.01 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.94 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.65 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.95 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 9.81 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.62 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.89 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.37 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.17 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.06 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.87 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.72 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.57 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.75 | 10.65 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.51 | 8.87 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 | 8.57 | 8.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % 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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea-Bissau was 8.57 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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