Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen
Yemen: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 1,703 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen, 1998–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2013, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen stood at 1,703. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen peaked at 1,703 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 615, in 1998.
That places Yemen 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 615 | — |
| 1999 | 1,024 | +66.5% |
| 2000 | 697 | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 704 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 646 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 990 | +53.3% |
| 2010 | 1,099 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1,375 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 1,616 | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 1,703 | +5.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,703 is above the median for low income countries, which is 553.5, 3.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,703 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 4.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 819.5 | 615 | 1,024 | 2 |
| 2000s | 759.25 | 646 | 990 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,448 | 1,099 | 1,703 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Yemen was 1,703 in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,703 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 615 in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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