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Intentional homicides — Ghana

Intentional homicides in Ghana in 2022 — 1.83 per 100k. Ranked 51 in the world out of 105. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 14.7%.

2022 1.83 per 100k −1.25% vs 2021
World rank 51of 105
Period maximum 2.15 per 100k2001
Period minimum 1.62 per 100k2011

Trend over time

2001–2022 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Ghana, 2001–20221.61.822.2200120042007201020132016201920222001: 2.15 per 100k2002: 1.93 per 100k2003: 2.05 per 100k2004: 2.07 per 100k2005: 1.75 per 100k2006: 1.79 per 100k2007: 1.69 per 100k2008: 1.77 per 100k2009: 1.72 per 100k2010: 1.66 per 100k2011: 1.62 per 100k2012: 2.09 per 100k2013: 2.01 per 100k2014: 1.94 per 100k2015: 1.83 per 100k2016: 1.87 per 100k2017: 2.03 per 100k2018: 1.63 per 100k2019: 1.83 per 100k2020: 1.74 per 100k2021: 1.85 per 100k2022: 1.83 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.32 (−14.72%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Ghana 1.83 per 100k
World 5.3 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 12.6 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2022 1.83 −0.02 −1.25%
2021 1.85 +0.11 +6.54%
2020 1.74 −0.09 −4.72%
2019 1.83 +0.19 +11.93%
2018 1.63 −0.4 −19.58%
2017 2.03 +0.16 +8.52%
2016 1.87 +0.04 +2.22%
2015 1.83 −0.11 −5.52%
2014 1.94 −0.08 −3.76%
2013 2.01 −0.08 −3.95%
2012 2.09 +0.47 +29.22%
2011 1.62 −0.04 −2.14%
2010 1.66 −0.06 −3.55%
2009 1.72 −0.06 −3.14%
2008 1.77 +0.09 +5.07%
2007 1.69 −0.1 −5.62%
2006 1.79 +0.04 +2.14%
2005 1.75 −0.32 −15.3%
2004 2.07 +0.02 +0.96%
2003 2.05 +0.11 +5.83%
2002 1.93 −0.21 −9.9%
2001 2.15 — —

About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

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