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Homicide rate in Qatar

Qatar: Homicide rate was 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.44 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
188th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
All-time low
0.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Qatar, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Qatar stood at 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Qatar peaked at 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Qatar 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.839 deaths per 100,000 people 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.601 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.455 deaths per 100,000 people 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 185 Austria 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 186 Andorra 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 188 Switzerland 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 190 Monaco 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 191 Bahrain 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Qatar?
Homicide rate in Qatar was 0.44 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Qatar rank for homicide rate?
Qatar ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.