Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea
Guinea: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 8.48 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea stood at 8.48. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea peaked at 12.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.48, in 2021.
That places Guinea 52nd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.04 | — |
| 2001 | 11.89 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.68 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.36 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.04 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.81 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.61 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.38 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.17 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.01 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.79 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.61 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.47 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.34 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.32 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.26 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.22 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.85 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.74 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.61 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.48 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 10.01 | 12.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 | 8.74 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.55 | 8.48 | 8.61 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 49 Angola 8.67 compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 8.57 compare
- 51 Togo 8.51 compare
- 53 Chad 8.46 compare
- 54 Afghanistan 8.33 compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.27 compare
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (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 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guinea was 8.48 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.48 in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Guinea ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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