Homicide rate (World Health) in Egypt
Egypt: Homicide rate was 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.18 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
103rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
3.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Egypt stood at 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Egypt peaked at 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 100 Kiribati 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Thailand 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Lithuania 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Indonesia 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Rwanda 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Egypt?
- Homicide rate in Egypt was 4.18 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.