Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sudan
Sudan: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 5.31 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sudan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5.31 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sudan peaked at 8.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 2021.
Sudan ranks 84th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.07 | — |
| 2001 | 8.06 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.01 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.94 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.86 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.59 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 7.37 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.04 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.87 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.58 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.33 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.24 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.16 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.04 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.92 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.79 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.66 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.53 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.31 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.54 | 6.58 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 | 5.53 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 | 5.31 | 5.41 | 2 |
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More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sudan?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Sudan was 5.31 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Sudan ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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