Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 1,086 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 1,086, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,623 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 587, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 587 | — |
| 2001 | 1,529 | +160.5% |
| 2002 | 1,623 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,360 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1,356 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,350 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,072 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 711 | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 981 | +38.0% |
| 2018 | 734 | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 790 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 780 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 982 | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 1,086 | +10.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,086 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,086 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495.5, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe 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 | +160.5% | 587 | 1,529 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 587 | 587 | 587 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,382 | 1,072 | 1,623 | 6 |
| 2010s | 804 | 711 | 981 | 4 |
| 2020s | 949.33 | 780 | 1,086 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Zimbabwe was 1,086 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 587 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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