Homicide rate by sex in Tanzania
Tanzania: Homicide rate by sex was 5.81 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Homicide rate by sex in Tanzania, 2010β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Tanzania is 5.81, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Tanzania peaked at 15.83 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 55th out of 136 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.87 | 7.61 | 15.83 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.81 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 1 |
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More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.673 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.297 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.365 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.616 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.552 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.245 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Tanzania?
- Homicide rate by sex in Tanzania was 5.81 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Tanzania ranks 55th out of 136 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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