Homicide rate by sex in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Homicide rate by sex was 11.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.59
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
40th
of 138 countries
All-time high
11.59
in 2022
All-time low
8.01
in 2018
Years of data
6
1990–2022
Homicide rate by sex in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.59 for homicide rate by sex in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.59 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.01, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 | 8.21 | 8.21 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.31 | 8.01 | 8.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.39 | 8.6 | 11.59 | 3 |
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More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.381 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.147 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.268 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.414 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.202 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Zimbabwe?
- Homicide rate by sex in Zimbabwe was 11.59 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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