Homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Homicide rate unodc was 4.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.03
Change on year
down 38.7%
World rank
74th
of 179 countries
All-time high
9.95
in 2015
All-time low
3.48
in 2010
Years of data
11
2009–2021
Homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan, 2009–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan is 4.03, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 38.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan peaked at 9.95 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.48, in 2010.
That places Afghanistan 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.42 | 3.48 | 9.95 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.31 | 4.03 | 6.58 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan?
- Homicide rate unodc in Afghanistan was 4.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for homicide rate unodc?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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