Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Cameroon
Cameroon: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC was 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate, who vs. unodc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Cameroon peaked at 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Cape Verde 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Suriname 6.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Chile 6.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Cameroon
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.26 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Cameroon?
- Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Cameroon was 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.