Homicide rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Homicide rate was 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Kiribati, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Kiribati peaked at 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 100th 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 | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 97 Moldova 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Latvia 4.53 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
- 103 Egypt 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Kiribati
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.32 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 52 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 36 (2025)
- Freedom Score 89 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Kiribati?
- Homicide rate in Kiribati was 4.39 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for homicide rate?
- Kiribati ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.