Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Eswatini

Number of intentional homicides in Eswatini in 2021 — 151 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 115. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.4%.

2021 151 people +16.15% vs 2017
World rank 59of 115
Period maximum 217 people2008
Period minimum 102 people2013

Trend over time

1990–2021 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Eswatini, 1990–20211001502002501990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 163 people1991: 170 people1992: 174 people1993: 174 people1994: 152 people1998: 165 people1999: 114 people2000: 128 people2001: 184 people2002: 134 people2003: 135 people2004: 146 people2005: 139 people2006: 127 people2007: 121 people2008: 217 people2009: 187 people2010: 208 people2011: 172 people2012: 104 people2013: 102 people2014: 118 people2015: 112 people2016: 116 people2017: 130 people2021: 151 people
Change over the period: −12 (−7.36%) Average annual rate: -0.25 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Eswatini 151 people
World 439,488 people
Southern Africa computed 25,920 people
Number of intentional homicides — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 151
2017 130 +14 +12.07%
2016 116 +4 +3.57%
2015 112 −6 −5.08%
2014 118 +16 +15.69%
2013 102 −2 −1.92%
2012 104 −68 −39.53%
2011 172 −36 −17.31%
2010 208 +21 +11.23%
2009 187 −30 −13.82%
2008 217 +96 +79.34%
2007 121 −6 −4.72%
2006 127 −12 −8.63%
2005 139 −7 −4.79%
2004 146 +11 +8.15%
2003 135 +1 +0.75%
2002 134 −50 −27.17%
2001 184 +56 +43.75%
2000 128 +14 +12.28%
1999 114 −51 −30.91%
1998 165
1994 152 −22 −12.64%
1993 174 +0 +0%
1992 174 +4 +2.35%
1991 170 +7 +4.29%
1990 163

Southern Africa, 2021

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.