Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Malawi

Number of intentional homicides in Malawi in 2012 — 279 people. Ranked 83 in the world out of 150. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 60.1%.

2012 279 people −18.66% vs 2011
World rank 83of 150
Period maximum 900 people2001
Period minimum 200 people2005

Trend over time

2000–2012 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Malawi, 2000–201202505007501,00020002002200420062008201020122000: 700 people2001: 900 people2002: 567 people2003: 300 people2004: 411 people2005: 200 people2006: 821 people2007: 690 people2008: 780 people2009: 320 people2010: 520 people2011: 343 people2012: 279 people
Change over the period: −421 (−60.14%) Average annual rate: -7.38 %

Comparison, 2012

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

Malawi 279 people
World 446,285 people
Eastern Africa computed 23,596 people
Number of intentional homicides — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2012 279 −64 −18.66%
2011 343 −177 −34.04%
2010 520 +200 +62.5%
2009 320 −460 −58.97%
2008 780 +90 +13.04%
2007 690 −131 −15.96%
2006 821 +621 +310.5%
2005 200 −211 −51.34%
2004 411 +111 +37%
2003 300 −267 −47.09%
2002 567 −333 −37%
2001 900 +200 +28.57%
2000 700

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.