Homicide rate who vs unodc in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 4.03 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
4.03
Change on year
down 38.7%
World rank
73rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
9.95
in 2015
All-time low
3.48
in 2010
Years of data
11
2009β2021
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Afghanistan, 2009β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.03 for homicide rate who vs unodc 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 who vs unodc in Afghanistan peaked at 9.95 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.48, in 2010.
That places Afghanistan 73rd out of 176 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
- 70 Pakistan 4.33 compare
- 71 Guam 4.33 compare
- 72 Timor-Leste 4.07 compare
- 74 Ukraine 3.78 compare
- 75 United Republic of Tanzania 3.75 compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 3.73
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Afghanistan?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Afghanistan was 4.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Afghanistan ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who vs 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 who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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