Homicides in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Homicides was 8,129 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Ethiopia is 8,129 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Ethiopia peaked at 8,129 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,313 deaths, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,365 deaths | 7,313 deaths | 7,473 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,850 deaths | 7,541 deaths | 8,076 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,115 deaths | 8,101 deaths | 8,129 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 164,215 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.257 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.285 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.342 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.257 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Ethiopia?
- Homicides in Ethiopia was 8,129 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,129 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,313 deaths in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for homicides?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.