Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World
World: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 6.1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World is 6.1, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World peaked at 7.86 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2021.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.79 | — |
| 2001 | 7.86 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.83 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.58 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.32 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.13 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.99 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.78 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.88 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.79 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.67 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.64 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.44 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.34 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.28 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.27 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.28 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.26 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.1 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 | 6.78 | 7.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 | 6.2 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 | 6.1 | 6.15 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in World was 6.1 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2021.
- How does World rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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