Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 6.76 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cameroon is 6.76 per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cameroon peaked at 6.76 per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.08 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.08 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.93 per 100,000 people | +60.1% |
| 2002 | 6.56 per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.18 per 100,000 people | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 6.68 per 100,000 people | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 5.08 per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 4.13 per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 4.23 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.78 per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.36 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 4.16 per 100,000 people | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 4.59 per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 6.76 per 100,000 people | +47.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.76 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.99 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.76 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2 per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.27 per 100,000 people | 3.08 per 100,000 people | 6.68 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.12 per 100,000 people | 3.36 per 100,000 people | 5.08 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.67 per 100,000 people | 4.59 per 100,000 people | 6.76 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 population, by in Cameroon?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cameroon was 6.76 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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