Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Mauritius

Number of intentional homicides in Mauritius in 2022 — 29 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 105. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 45%.

2022 29 people −14.71% vs 2021
World rank 20of 105
Period maximum 38 people2009
Period minimum 19 people2014

Trend over time

1990–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Mauritius, 1990–20221520253035401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 20 people1991: 29 people1992: 31 people1993: 21 people1994: 27 people1995: 25 people1996: 34 people1997: 24 people1998: 31 people1999: 23 people2000: 26 people2009: 38 people2010: 33 people2011: 32 people2012: 28 people2013: 35 people2014: 19 people2015: 21 people2016: 21 people2017: 33 people2018: 37 people2019: 27 people2020: 35 people2021: 34 people2022: 29 people
Change over the period: +9 (+45%) Average annual rate: 1.17 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mauritius 29 people
World 424,747 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 136,181 people
Number of intentional homicides — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 29 −5 −14.71%
2021 34 −1 −2.86%
2020 35 +8 +29.63%
2019 27 −10 −27.03%
2018 37 +4 +12.12%
2017 33 +12 +57.14%
2016 21 +0 +0%
2015 21 +2 +10.53%
2014 19 −16 −45.71%
2013 35 +7 +25%
2012 28 −4 −12.5%
2011 32 −1 −3.03%
2010 33 −5 −13.16%
2009 38
2000 26 +3 +13.04%
1999 23 −8 −25.81%
1998 31 +7 +29.17%
1997 24 −10 −29.41%
1996 34 +9 +36%
1995 25 −2 −7.41%
1994 27 +6 +28.57%
1993 21 −10 −32.26%
1992 31 +2 +6.9%
1991 29 +9 +45%
1990 20

Eastern Africa, 2022

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.