Homicides of women per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of women per 100,000 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Homicides of women per 100,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 4.6 per 100k. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 6.1%.

2023 4.6 per 100k −2.13% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.9 per 100k2010
Period minimum 4.4 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2010–2023 · per 100,000 women

Homicides of women per 100,000 — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–20234.44.64.85201020122014201620182020202220232010: 4.9 per 100k2011: 4.8 per 100k2012: 4.8 per 100k2013: 4.8 per 100k2014: 4.8 per 100k2015: 4.8 per 100k2016: 4.8 per 100k2017: 4.7 per 100k2018: 4.5 per 100k2019: 4.4 per 100k2020: 4.4 per 100k2021: 4.5 per 100k2022: 4.7 per 100k2023: 4.6 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.3 (−6.12%) Average annual rate: -0.48 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 4.6 per 100k
World 2.1 per 100k
Homicides of women per 100,000 — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 4.6 −0.1 −2.13%
2022 4.7 +0.2 +4.44%
2021 4.5 +0.1 +2.27%
2020 4.4 +0 +0%
2019 4.4 −0.1 −2.22%
2018 4.5 −0.2 −4.26%
2017 4.7 −0.1 −2.08%
2016 4.8 +0 +0%
2015 4.8 +0 +0%
2014 4.8 +0 +0%
2013 4.8 +0 +0%
2012 4.8 +0 +0%
2011 4.8 −0.1 −2.04%
2010 4.9

About the indicator

The number of female victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 of the female population. UNODC data through the World Bank database. The spread across countries on this indicator is noticeably smaller than on the male one: homicides of women depend less on the level of street crime and therefore change less sharply from country to country.

Important: The denominator is the female population, not the whole of it. The male and female rates cannot be added into an overall one: their denominators differ.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.