Homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia
Zambia: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 5.2 in 2015. βΌ Falling
Latest (2015)
5.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 176 countries
All-time high
11.01
in 1999
All-time low
5.19
in 2014
Years of data
16
1990β2015
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia, 1990β2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia is 5.2, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia peaked at 11.01 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.19, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 60th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 | 7.06 | 11.01 | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.43 | 5.33 | 7.96 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.63 | 5.19 | 5.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.773 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.375 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.497 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.746 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.778 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Zambia was 5.2 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 in 1999.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Zambia ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2015.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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