Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Sao Tome and Principe

Number of intentional homicides in Sao Tome and Principe in 2011 — 6 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 147. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 25%.

2011 6 people +0% vs 2010
World rank 19of 147
Period maximum 14 people2008
Period minimum 4 people2006

Trend over time

1990–2011 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2011051015199019931996199920022005200820111990: 8 people1991: 7 people1992: 12 people1993: 8 people1994: 8 people2006: 4 people2007: 4 people2008: 14 people2009: 5 people2010: 6 people2011: 6 people
Change over the period: −2 (−25%) Average annual rate: -1.36 %

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 6 people
World 438,895 people
Number of intentional homicides — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2011 6 +0 +0%
2010 6 +1 +20%
2009 5 −9 −64.29%
2008 14 +10 +250%
2007 4 +0 +0%
2006 4
1994 8 +0 +0%
1993 8 −4 −33.33%
1992 12 +5 +71.43%
1991 7 −1 −12.5%
1990 8

Middle Africa, 2011

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 6 CM Cameroon 835 AO Angola 1,055

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.