Homicides in Congo
Congo: Homicides was 546.09 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Congo recorded 546.09 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Congo peaked at 546.09 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 387.8 deaths, in 2000.
Congo ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Congo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387.8 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 396.32 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 405.02 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 412.48 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 419.07 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 423.95 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 430.65 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 439.25 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 447.81 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 457.57 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 467.59 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 473.95 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 479.17 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 490.73 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 499.4 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 509.81 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 523.09 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 524.33 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 531.69 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 538.75 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 539.32 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 546.09 deaths | +1.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 546.09 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 546.09 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 971.62 deaths, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 421.99 deaths | 387.8 deaths | 457.57 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.85 deaths | 467.59 deaths | 538.75 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 542.71 deaths | 539.32 deaths | 546.09 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 homicides in Congo?
- Homicides in Congo was 546.09 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 546.09 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.8 deaths in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for homicides?
- Congo ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.