Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Egypt

Number of intentional homicides in Egypt in 2017 — 1,360 people. Ranked 104 in the world out of 129. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 405.6%.

2017 1,360 people −11.23% vs 2016
World rank 104of 129
Period maximum 2,890 people2014
Period minimum 231 people1994

Trend over time

1990–2017 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Egypt, 1990–201701,0002,0003,00019901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 269 people1991: 288 people1992: 276 people1993: 244 people1994: 231 people2003: 471 people2004: 322 people2005: 522 people2006: 549 people2007: 680 people2008: 967 people2009: 912 people2010: 1,839 people2011: 2,703 people2012: 2,207 people2014: 2,890 people2015: 1,711 people2016: 1,532 people2017: 1,360 people
Change over the period: +1,091 (+405.58%) Average annual rate: 6.19 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Egypt 1,360 people
World 450,415 people
Number of intentional homicides — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2017 1,360 −172 −11.23%
2016 1,532 −179 −10.46%
2015 1,711 −1,179 −40.8%
2014 2,890
2012 2,207 −496 −18.35%
2011 2,703 +864 +46.98%
2010 1,839 +927 +101.64%
2009 912 −55 −5.69%
2008 967 +287 +42.21%
2007 680 +131 +23.86%
2006 549 +27 +5.17%
2005 522 +200 +62.11%
2004 322 −149 −31.63%
2003 471
1994 231 −13 −5.33%
1993 244 −32 −11.59%
1992 276 −12 −4.17%
1991 288 +19 +7.06%
1990 269

Northern Africa, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.