Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Myanmar
Myanmar: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 3.94 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Myanmar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 3.94 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Myanmar peaked at 4.79 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.94, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 103rd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.42 | — |
| 2001 | 4.4 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.34 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.37 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.79 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.75 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.73 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.69 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.65 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.63 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.59 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.43 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.26 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.28 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.24 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.16 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.12 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.06 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.01 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.97 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.94 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 | 4.34 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.01 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (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 Myanmar?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Myanmar was 3.94 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 in 2004.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Myanmar ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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