Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania
Tanzania: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania, 2010–2020
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania is 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population, 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 of the victim in Tanzania peaked at 15.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 56th out of 138 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.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.13 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 15.83 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 11.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 10.52 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 7.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, 56% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 53 Kenya 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Thailand 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Bolivia 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 57 Lebanon 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 58 Liechtenstein 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Andorra 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 1,592 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Tanzania was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Tanzania ranks 56th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.