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Intentional homicides — Malawi

Intentional homicides in Malawi in 2012 — 1.78 per 100k. Ranked 49 in the world out of 147. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 71.3%.

2012 1.78 per 100k −20.96% vs 2011
World rank 49of 147
Period maximum 7.76 per 100k2001
Period minimum 1.56 per 100k2005

Trend over time

2000–2012 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Malawi, 2000–20120246820002002200420062008201020122000: 6.19 per 100k2001: 7.76 per 100k2002: 4.77 per 100k2003: 2.46 per 100k2004: 3.29 per 100k2005: 1.56 per 100k2006: 6.22 per 100k2007: 5.08 per 100k2008: 5.58 per 100k2009: 2.22 per 100k2010: 3.51 per 100k2011: 2.25 per 100k2012: 1.78 per 100k
Change over the period: −4.41 (−71.29%) Average annual rate: -9.88 %

Comparison, 2012

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

Malawi 1.78 per 100k
World 6.2 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 14.3 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 7.82 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2012 1.78 −0.47 −20.96%
2011 2.25 −1.26 −35.93%
2010 3.51 +1.28 +57.78%
2009 2.22 −3.36 −60.17%
2008 5.58 +0.5 +9.81%
2007 5.08 −1.14 −18.29%
2006 6.22 +4.66 +299.34%
2005 1.56 −1.73 −52.62%
2004 3.29 +0.83 +33.5%
2003 2.46 −2.31 −48.4%
2002 4.77 −2.99 −38.52%
2001 7.76 +1.58 +25.5%
2000 6.19 — —

Eastern Africa, 2012

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

MW Malawi 1.78 MU Mauritius 2.17 RW Rwanda 2.36 SC Seychelles 4.02 BI Burundi 4.96 KE Kenya 5.41 ZM Zambia 5.93 ZW Zimbabwe 7.1 ET Ethiopia 8.51 TZ Tanzania 8.64 UG Uganda 11.84 SS South Sudan 13.98 ER Eritrea 15.61
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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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