Homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Homicide rate by sex was 0.9139 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9139
Change on year
up 69.0%
World rank
114th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2010
All-time low
0.5408
in 2021
Years of data
10
2010–2022
Homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.9139.
The figure is up 69.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.06 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5408, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.06 | — |
| 2011 | 0.7599 | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7579 | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8328 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8902 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7107 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8384 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5408 | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9139 | +69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8673 | 0.7107 | 1.06 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7644 | 0.5408 | 0.9139 | 3 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates?
- Homicide rate by sex in United Arab Emirates was 0.9139 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5408 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for homicide rate by sex?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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