Homicides in Sudan
Sudan: Homicides was 2,482 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Sudan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Sudan stood at 2,482 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Sudan peaked at 2,482 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,137 deaths, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 33rd 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 | 2,265 deaths | 2,137 deaths | 2,314 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,399 deaths | 2,301 deaths | 2,478 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,480 deaths | 2,478 deaths | 2,482 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More social development data for Sudan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.82 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.13 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.289 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.242 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.13 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Sudan?
- Homicides in Sudan was 2,482 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,482 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,137 deaths in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for homicides?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.