Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 10.41 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 10.41, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.47, in 2002.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.48 | — |
| 2001 | 8.73 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.47 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.36 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.14 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.47 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 9.33 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.15 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.43 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.44 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.19 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.24 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.18 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.12 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.07 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.03 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.23 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.28 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.41 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 | 8.47 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 | 9.19 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 10.28 | 10.41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Papua New Guinea was 10.41 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 in 2002.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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