Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in South Sudan
South Sudan: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 16.52 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in South Sudan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 16.52 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in South Sudan peaked at 19.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.18, in 2013.
That places South Sudan 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.69 | — |
| 2001 | 19.15 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 18.46 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.77 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 17.07 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.34 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.76 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.28 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.89 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.45 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.1 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.73 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.23 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.18 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.59 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 14.76 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.37 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.48 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.79 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 16.18 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.52 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.89 | 14.45 | 19.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.33 | 13.18 | 15.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.35 | 16.18 | 16.52 | 2 |
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More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in South Sudan?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in South Sudan was 16.52 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.18 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- South Sudan ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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