Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 11.66 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.66 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
15.7 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
11.66 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 11.66 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.66 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 15.6 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.5 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.02 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 14.74 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.58 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.64 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.36 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.27 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.13 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.88 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 13.87 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.96 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.91 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.95 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.75 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.17 per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 12.81 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 12.29 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.58 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.44 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.02 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 11.66 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.85 per 100,000 people | 14.13 per 100,000 people | 15.7 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.72 per 100,000 people | 12.81 per 100,000 people | 14 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2 per 100,000 people | 11.66 per 100,000 people | 12.58 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 103.15 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Haiti 64.34 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.77 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 41.52 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Saint Lucia 40.61 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Red List Index 0.8101 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Sub-Saharan Africa was 11.66 per 100,000 people in 2024, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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