Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in India
India: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 3.65 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 3.65 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 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 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in India peaked at 5.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.65, in 2021.
India ranks 106th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.01 | — |
| 2001 | 4.88 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.76 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.62 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.58 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.42 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.38 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.35 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.31 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.27 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.12 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.06 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.94 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.78 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.73 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.69 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.65 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 | 4.31 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.73 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3.65 | 3.69 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in India?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in India was 3.65 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 in 2021.
- How does India rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- India ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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