Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.85 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.85 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.57 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.11 | — |
| 2001 | 8.09 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.07 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.06 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.24 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.39 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.57 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 9.01 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 8.52 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 6.59 | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 5.21 | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 4.45 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 3.94 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 3.21 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.98 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.54 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.33 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.26 | 6.59 | 9.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 2.33 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.85 | 2.07 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sri Lanka?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sri Lanka was 1.85 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 in 2006.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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