Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Cameroon

Number of intentional homicides in Cameroon in 2022 — 1,868 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 105. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 307%.

2022 1,868 people +55.41% vs 2020
World rank 88of 105
Period maximum 1,868 people2022
Period minimum 459 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Cameroon, 2000–202205001,0001,5002,000200020032006200920122015201820212000: 459 people2001: 755 people2002: 1,031 people2003: 1,002 people2008: 776 people2009: 1,277 people2010: 999 people2011: 835 people2012: 880 people2015: 861 people2016: 787 people2017: 1,004 people2020: 1,202 people2022: 1,868 people
Change over the period: +1,409 (+306.97%) Average annual rate: 6.59 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 1,868 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 1,868
2020 1,202
2017 1,004 +217 +27.57%
2016 787 −74 −8.59%
2015 861
2012 880 +45 +5.39%
2011 835 −164 −16.42%
2010 999 −278 −21.77%
2009 1,277 +501 +64.56%
2008 776
2003 1,002 −29 −2.81%
2002 1,031 +276 +36.56%
2001 755 +296 +64.49%
2000 459

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.