Homicide rate in Congo
Congo: Homicide rate was 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Congo recorded 9.36 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Congo peaked at 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Congo ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 40 Mali 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Yemen 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Nauru 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Liberia 9.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Palau 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Nicaragua 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Congo
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,134 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.243 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.373 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.433 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.243 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.188 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Congo?
- Homicide rate in Congo was 9.36 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for homicide rate?
- Congo ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.