Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malawi
Malawi: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.9 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 6.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malawi peaked at 6.89 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 131st 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 | — |
| 2001 | 6.89 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.41 | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 4.15 | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 4.06 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.73 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.25 | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 5.16 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.03 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.79 | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 3.32 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.05 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.61 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.61 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.66 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.66 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.65 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.31 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.19 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.04 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.03 | 3.73 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.19 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.9 | 2.04 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malawi?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malawi was 1.9 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Malawi ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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