Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore
Singapore: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.1811 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.1811 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore peaked at 1.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1811, in 2021.
Singapore ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.47 | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.22 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9862 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9159 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8149 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7586 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7206 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6344 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5858 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5572 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5015 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3489 | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2407 | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3973 | +65.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3932 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2738 | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.262 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2377 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.203 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1811 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9968 | 0.6344 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3798 | 0.2377 | 0.5858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1921 | 0.1811 | 0.203 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Singapore was 0.1811 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Singapore ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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