Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Tanzania

Number of intentional homicides in Tanzania in 2020 — 2,286 people. Ranked 113 in the world out of 128. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 8.3%.

2020 2,286 people −15.92% vs 2019
World rank 113of 128
Period maximum 4,149 people2011
Period minimum 2,110 people1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Tanzania, 1995–20202,0003,0004,0005,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,110 people1996: 2,283 people1997: 2,355 people2003: 2,778 people2004: 2,926 people2010: 3,888 people2011: 4,149 people2012: 4,092 people2013: 3,697 people2015: 3,746 people2016: 3,439 people2017: 3,147 people2018: 2,734 people2019: 2,719 people2020: 2,286 people
Change over the period: +176 (+8.34%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Tanzania 2,286 people
World 418,345 people
Number of intentional homicides — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 2,286 −433 −15.92%
2019 2,719 −15 −0.55%
2018 2,734 −413 −13.12%
2017 3,147 −292 −8.49%
2016 3,439 −307 −8.2%
2015 3,746
2013 3,697 −395 −9.65%
2012 4,092 −57 −1.37%
2011 4,149 +261 +6.71%
2010 3,888
2004 2,926 +148 +5.33%
2003 2,778
1997 2,355 +72 +3.15%
1996 2,283 +173 +8.2%
1995 2,110

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.