Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar
Qatar: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.4759 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar stood at 0.4759. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar peaked at 0.9502 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4759, in 2021.
Qatar ranks 179th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6268 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8251 | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 0.827 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8413 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8903 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8954 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8848 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9502 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9142 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.752 | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5932 | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6102 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6665 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6949 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6671 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6171 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5993 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5828 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5293 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4996 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4905 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4759 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8407 | 0.6268 | 0.9502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.606 | 0.4996 | 0.6949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4832 | 0.4759 | 0.4905 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Qatar was 0.4759 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9502 in 2007.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4759 in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Qatar ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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