Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.6727 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.6727. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.38 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6727, in 2021.
United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.34 | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.29 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.22 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9997 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9405 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8779 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8519 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7733 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7675 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7486 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7042 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6727 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9248 | 0.7486 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6885 | 0.6727 | 0.7042 | 2 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Arab Emirates was 0.6727 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2005.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6727 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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