Homicides of men per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of men per 100,000 — Cameroon

Homicides of men per 100,000 in Cameroon in 2020 — 6.9 per 100k. Ranked 73 in the world out of 111. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 17%.

2020 6.9 per 100k +3.42% vs 2017
World rank 73of 111
Period maximum 6.9 per 100k2020
Period minimum 5.73 per 100k2016

Trend over time

2015–2020 · per 100,000 men

Homicides of men per 100,000 — Cameroon, 2015–20205.566.572015201620172018201920202015: 5.9 per 100k2016: 5.73 per 100k2017: 6.67 per 100k2020: 6.9 per 100k
Change over the period: +1 (+16.95%) Average annual rate: 3.18 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Cameroon 6.9 per 100k
World 8.5 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 20.6 per 100k
Homicides of men per 100,000 — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2020 6.9
2017 6.67 +0.94 +16.35%
2016 5.73 −0.17 −2.81%
2015 5.9

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.