Homicides in Mali
Mali: Homicides was 2,187 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Mali, 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 Mali is 2,187 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Mali peaked at 2,187 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,535 deaths, in 2000.
Mali ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Mali, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,535 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1,568 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,594 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,626 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,666 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,713 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,746 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,792 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,825 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,868 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,912 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,878 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,839 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,915 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,951 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,982 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,031 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,041 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,069 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,095 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,143 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,187 deaths | +2.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2,187 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,070 deaths, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2,187 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 971.62 deaths, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,693 deaths | 1,535 deaths | 1,868 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,971 deaths | 1,839 deaths | 2,095 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,165 deaths | 2,143 deaths | 2,187 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More social development data for Mali
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,715 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 Mali?
- Homicides in Mali was 2,187 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2,187 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,535 deaths in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for homicides?
- Mali ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.