Homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya
Kenya: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 4.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.87
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
63rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
5.41
in 2012
All-time low
2.9
in 2007
Years of data
18
2004–2022
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya, 2004–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya stood at 4.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya peaked at 5.41 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2007.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.37 | 2.9 | 4.72 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.08 | 5.41 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.56 | 3.56 | 5.25 | 3 |
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- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.74 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.446 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.563 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.793 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.9 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.335 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Kenya was 4.87 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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