Homicides in Yemen
Yemen: Homicides was 3,158 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3,158 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Yemen peaked at 3,158 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 798.36 deaths, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 26th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 798.36 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 808.32 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 818.05 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 834.1 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 858.27 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 988.35 deaths | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1,015 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,033 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,087 deaths | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,193 deaths | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1,331 deaths | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1,506 deaths | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 1,676 deaths | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1,798 deaths | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2,076 deaths | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 2,274 deaths | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2,436 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2,570 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,705 deaths | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,839 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3,000 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 3,158 deaths | +5.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3,158 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,070 deaths, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3,158 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 369.44 deaths, 8.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 943.37 deaths | 798.36 deaths | 1,193 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,121 deaths | 1,331 deaths | 2,839 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,079 deaths | 3,000 deaths | 3,158 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (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 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Yemen?
- Homicides in Yemen was 3,158 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3,158 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.36 deaths in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for homicides?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.