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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,715 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 519,738 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.164 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.49 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.315 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.15 (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.