Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen
Yemen: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 9.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 9.4, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen peaked at 9.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.16, in 2003.
That places Yemen 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.32 | — |
| 2001 | 4.26 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.19 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.16 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.17 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.59 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.69 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.99 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.41 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.94 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 6.42 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.69 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 7.49 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 7.98 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.31 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 8.52 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.72 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.16 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.4 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.47 | 4.16 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 | 5.41 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 | 9.16 | 9.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Yemen was 9.4 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Yemen ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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