Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Kenya
Kenya: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 5.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 5.82, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Kenya peaked at 6.11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 75th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.77 | — |
| 2001 | 4.37 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 4.47 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.45 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.57 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.85 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.92 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.01 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.71 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 5.86 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.11 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.78 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.99 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.81 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.72 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.73 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.73 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.73 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.76 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.79 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.82 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 | 4.37 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 5.72 | 6.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Kenya?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Kenya was 5.82 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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