Homicide rate by sex in Iraq
Iraq: Homicide rate by sex was 15.89 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Latest (2013)
15.89
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
32nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
27.54
in 2008
All-time low
10.71
in 2009
Years of data
6
2008–2013
Homicide rate by sex in Iraq, 2008–2013
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 15.89 for homicide rate by sex in 2013.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 32nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.13 | 10.71 | 27.54 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.14 | 13.03 | 15.89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 29 Dominican Republic 19.58 compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 compare
- 31 Guadeloupe 16.04
- 33 Anguilla 15.44 compare
- 34 Uganda 15.04 compare
- 35 Barbados 14.77 compare
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.521 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.22 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.369 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.578 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.571 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Iraq?
- Homicide rate by sex in Iraq was 15.89 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.54 in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.71 in 2009.
- How does Iraq rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Iraq ranks 32nd out of 138 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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