Homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Homicide rate ghe was 8.38 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan is 8.38, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan peaked at 11.02 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.38, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.19 | 9.37 | 11.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 | 8.38 | 8.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan?
- Homicide rate ghe in Afghanistan was 8.38 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.02 in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.38 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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