Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa
Samoa: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 2.36 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa stood at 2.36. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa peaked at 5.96 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 120th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.96 | — |
| 2001 | 5.72 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.48 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.29 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.07 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.85 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.63 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.23 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.73 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 3.86 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.34 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 3.31 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.24 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.17 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.08 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.36 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 | 3.73 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 2.62 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.5 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Samoa was 2.36 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Samoa ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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