Homicide rate ghe in Tanzania
Tanzania: Homicide rate ghe was 8.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.01
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
59th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.47
in 2012
All-time low
7.34
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate ghe in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 8.01 for homicide rate ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Tanzania peaked at 8.47 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.34, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.54 | 7.34 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 | 7.53 | 8.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 | 7.96 | 8.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.673 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.297 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.365 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.616 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.552 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.245 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Tanzania?
- Homicide rate ghe in Tanzania was 8.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Tanzania ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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