Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar
Qatar: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar, 1990–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar is 2, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 77.8% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar peaked at 12 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places Qatar 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | — |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -77.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 4% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.38 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 179 Andorra 2 compare
- 179 Aruba 2 compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 2 compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 2 compare
More development goals data for Qatar
- Red List Index 0.7804 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.15 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,920 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Qatar was 2 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Qatar ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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