Homicides of men per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of men per 100,000 — Afghanistan

Homicides of men per 100,000 in Afghanistan in 2018 — 12.16 per 100k. Ranked 82 in the world out of 113. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 34.3%.

2018 12.16 per 100k −1.03% vs 2017
World rank 82of 113
Period maximum 18.51 per 100k2015
Period minimum 12.16 per 100k2018

Trend over time

2015–2018 · per 100,000 men

Homicides of men per 100,000 — Afghanistan, 2015–2018121416182020152016201720182015: 18.51 per 100k2016: 12.19 per 100k2017: 12.28 per 100k2018: 12.16 per 100k
Change over the period: −6.36 (−34.33%) Average annual rate: -13.08 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Afghanistan 12.16 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
South Asia 3.4 per 100k
Homicides of men per 100,000 — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2018 12.16 −0.13 −1.03%
2017 12.28 +0.09 +0.76%
2016 12.19 −6.32 −34.15%
2015 18.51

Southern Asia, 2018

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

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 of the male population. UNODC data published through the World Bank database. The rate, unlike the absolute count, makes it possible to compare countries of different size: it is the rate that reveals how far the risk of being killed differs across countries — by tens of times.

Important: The denominator is the male population, not the whole of it. Male and female rates therefore do not add up to the overall one: they are computed from different denominators.

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