Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Namibia
Namibia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 17.94 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 17.94, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Namibia peaked at 20.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.53, in 2011.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.75 | — |
| 2001 | 20.35 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.18 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 19.13 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.95 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.74 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.16 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 19.04 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.67 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.06 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 18.6 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 17.53 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 18.31 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.35 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.65 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.35 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 18 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 18.59 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.41 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.17 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.94 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5 | 18.67 | 20.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.42 | 17.53 | 19.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.05 | 17.94 | 18.17 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 19 Dominican Republic 19.54 compare
- 20 Eswatini 18.45 compare
- 21 Central African Republic 18.08 compare
- 23 South Sudan 16.52 compare
- 24 Uganda 15.5 compare
- 25 Botswana 15.35 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Namibia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Namibia was 17.94 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.53 in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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