Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia
Somalia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia peaked at 6.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 87th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9 | — |
| 2001 | 6.73 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.58 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.49 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.37 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.27 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.11 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.98 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.35 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 6 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 6.01 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.82 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.75 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.66 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.31 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.21 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.17 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 | 5.98 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 | 5.21 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 5 | 5.17 | 2 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0454 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Somalia was 5 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Somalia ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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