Homicide rate in Namibia
Namibia: Homicide rate was 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Namibia peaked at 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Namibia ranks 21st 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 | 19.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 18 Dominican Republic 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Central African Republic 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Eswatini 18.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 South Sudan 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Botswana 15.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Uganda 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Namibia
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 685 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.633 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.859 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.87 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.633 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Namibia?
- Homicide rate in Namibia was 17.94 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for homicide rate?
- Namibia ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.