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Homicide rate from firearms in Tanzania

Tanzania: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 32.1%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1529 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
All-time low
0.067 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2015

Homicide rate from firearms in Tanzania, 2010–2015

00.050.10.152010201220152010: 0.067 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.085 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.084 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.102 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.153 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.104 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Tanzania recorded 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2015.

The figure is down 32.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.

That places Tanzania 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 61 Slovakia 0.1087 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 62 Algeria 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 63 Lithuania 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 65 Kazakhstan 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate from firearms in Tanzania?
Homicide rate from firearms in Tanzania was 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015, 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 from firearms recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.1529 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.067 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
How does Tanzania rank for homicide rate from firearms?
Tanzania ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
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