Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi
Malawi: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 279 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2012, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi stood at 279.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi peaked at 900 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2005.
That places Malawi 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 700 | — |
| 2001 | 900 | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 567 | -37.0% |
| 2003 | 300 | -47.1% |
| 2004 | 411 | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | -51.3% |
| 2006 | 821 | +310.5% |
| 2007 | 690 | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 780 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 320 | -59.0% |
| 2010 | 520 | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 343 | -34.0% |
| 2012 | 279 | -18.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 279 is below the median for low income countries, which is 553.5, 50% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 279 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495.5, 56% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +310.5% | 200 | 821 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 568.9 | 200 | 900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.67 | 279 | 520 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Malawi was 279 in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 900 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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