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
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.
Homicide rate from firearms in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.067 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.0847 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0844 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1024 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1529 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1998 homicides per 100,000 population, 52% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 61 Slovakia 0.1087 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 62 Algeria 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population
- 63 Lithuania 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population
- 65 Kazakhstan 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.