Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali
Mali: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 10.04 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali stood at 10.04. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali peaked at 13.66 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.04, in 2021.
That places Mali 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.66 | — |
| 2001 | 13.54 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.33 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.17 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.07 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.82 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.74 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.55 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.44 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.32 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.72 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 11.15 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.28 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.14 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.97 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.89 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.41 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.22 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.14 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.04 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.03 | 12.44 | 13.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.07 | 10.22 | 12.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.09 | 10.04 | 10.14 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mali was 10.04 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 13.66 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.04 in 2021.
- How does Mali rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Mali ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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