Homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq
Iraq: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 9.46 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
9.46
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
37th
of 179 countries
All-time high
15.86
in 2008
All-time low
5.82
in 1993
Years of data
11
1990–2013
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq, 1990–2013
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2013, homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq stood at 9.46.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq peaked at 15.86 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.82, in 1993.
That places Iraq 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 | 5.82 | 7.63 | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.18 | 8.5 | 15.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.58 | 8.01 | 9.46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 34 Namibia 11.21 compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 10.92 compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 9.34 compare
- 39 Uganda 8.97 compare
- 40 Peru 8.6
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.521 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.22 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.369 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.578 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.571 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Iraq was 9.46 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 15.86 in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 in 1993.
- How does Iraq rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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