Africa Homicide Rate Ranking (2021)
In 2021, homicide rate in Africa was highest in South Africa at 41.87 per 100,000, followed by Nigeria at 21.74 per 100,000 and Eswatini at 12.66 per 100,000. The average homicide rate across countries in Africa was 6.77 per 100,000, the median was 4.12 per 100,000, and Mauritania recorded the lowest homicide rate at 1.02 per 100,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2021 across 24 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.87 | 33.96 | 2021 | |
| 2 | 21.74 | 33.6 | 2019 | |
| 3 | 12.66 | 11.29 | 2021 | |
| 4 | 12.45 | 12.17 | 2021 | |
| 5 | 10.55 | 8.68 | 2021 | |
| 6 | 8.53 | 10.04 | 2021 | |
| 7 | 6.18 | 5.72 | 2020 | |
| 8 | 6.14 | 4.98 | 2021 | |
| 9 | 5.27 | 3.58 | 2021 | |
| 10 | 4.7 | 8.53 | 2021 | |
| 11 | 4.62 | 4.74 | 2020 | |
| 12 | 4.54 | 4.12 | 2020 | |
| 13 | 3.7 | 4.54 | 2020 | |
| 14 | 3.59 | 3.15 | 2020 | |
| 15 | 2.62 | 2.7 | 2021 | |
| 16 | 2.14 | 1.7 | 2020 | |
| 17 | 1.93 | 1.25 | 2021 | |
| 18 | 1.84 | 1.72 | 2021 | |
| 19 | 1.57 | 1.51 | 2021 | |
| 20 | 1.34 | 1.54 | 2017 | |
| 21 | 1.25 | 1.12 | 2017 | |
| 22 | 1.13 | 2017 | ||
| 23 | 1.12 | 3.49 | 2017 | |
| 24 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 2020 |
Africa Homicide Rate Ranking (2021) : Definition
Homicide Rate measures the number of intentional homicides recorded in the reporting year per 100,000 people.