Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 1,868 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,868 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.4% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon peaked at 1,868 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 459, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 459 | — |
| 2001 | 755 | +64.5% |
| 2002 | 1,031 | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 1,002 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 776 | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 1,277 | +64.6% |
| 2010 | 999 | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 835 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 880 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 861 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 787 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1,004 | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 1,202 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 1,868 | +55.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,868 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,868 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495.5, 3.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 883.33 | 459 | 1,277 | 6 |
| 2010s | 894.33 | 787 | 1,004 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,535 | 1,202 | 1,868 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cameroon was 1,868 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,868 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 459 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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