Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Malawi
Malawi: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 1.78 per 100,000 people in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malawi, 2000–2012
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 Malawi is 1.78 per 100,000 people, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malawi peaked at 7.76 per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.56 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Malawi 118th out of 192 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 per 100,000 population in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.19 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 7.76 per 100,000 people | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 4.77 per 100,000 people | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 2.46 per 100,000 people | -48.4% |
| 2004 | 3.29 per 100,000 people | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 per 100,000 people | -52.6% |
| 2006 | 6.22 per 100,000 people | +298.7% |
| 2007 | 5.08 per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 5.58 per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.22 per 100,000 people | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 3.51 per 100,000 people | +58.1% |
| 2011 | 2.25 per 100,000 people | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 1.78 per 100,000 people | -20.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.78 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.6 per 100,000 people, 49% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.78 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2 per 100,000 people, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population 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 | +298.7% | 1.56 per 100,000 people | 6.22 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 per 100,000 people | 1.56 per 100,000 people | 7.76 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 per 100,000 people | 1.78 per 100,000 people | 3.51 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 population, by in Malawi?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malawi was 1.78 per 100,000 people in 2012, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Malawi ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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