Homicide rate in Benin
Benin: Homicide rate was 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Benin peaked at 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Benin ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 79 Antigua and Barbuda 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Kenya 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Djibouti 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 United States 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Ukraine 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Benin
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,279 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.493 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.676 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.619 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.493 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Benin?
- Homicide rate in Benin was 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for homicide rate?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.