Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Rwanda

Number of intentional homicides in Rwanda in 2020 — 472 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 128. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 48%.

2020 472 people +16.83% vs 2019
World rank 85of 128
Period maximum 472 people2020
Period minimum 144 people2008

Trend over time

2006–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Rwanda, 2006–20200200400600200620082010201220142016201820202006: 319 people2007: 268 people2008: 144 people2010: 291 people2012: 256 people2013: 359 people2014: 428 people2015: 293 people2016: 392 people2017: 470 people2018: 285 people2019: 404 people2020: 472 people
Change over the period: +153 (+47.96%) Average annual rate: 2.84 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Rwanda 472 people
World 418,345 people
Number of intentional homicides — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 472 +68 +16.83%
2019 404 +119 +41.75%
2018 285 −185 −39.36%
2017 470 +78 +19.9%
2016 392 +99 +33.79%
2015 293 −135 −31.54%
2014 428 +69 +19.22%
2013 359 +103 +40.23%
2012 256
2010 291
2008 144 −124 −46.27%
2007 268 −51 −15.99%
2006 319

Eastern Africa, 2020

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.