Intentional homicides, male in South Africa
South Africa: Intentional homicides, male was 73.37 per 100,000 male in 2022. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, male in South Africa, 2006–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, male in South Africa is 73.37 per 100,000 male, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in South Africa peaked at 73.37 per 100,000 male in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.53 per 100,000 male, in 2011.
That places South Africa 8th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 68.44 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2007 | 64.91 per 100,000 male | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 63.34 per 100,000 male | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.01 per 100,000 male | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 52.22 per 100,000 male | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 51.53 per 100,000 male | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.95 per 100,000 male | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 62.44 per 100,000 male | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 64.26 per 100,000 male | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 64.48 per 100,000 male | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.72 per 100,000 male | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 73.37 per 100,000 male | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.42 per 100,000 male | 57.01 per 100,000 male | 68.44 per 100,000 male | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.98 per 100,000 male | 51.53 per 100,000 male | 64.48 per 100,000 male | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.55 per 100,000 male | 69.72 per 100,000 male | 73.37 per 100,000 male | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More public sector data for South Africa
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 44.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.84 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, male in South Africa?
- Intentional homicides, male in South Africa was 73.37 per 100,000 male in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73.37 per 100,000 male in 2022.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.53 per 100,000 male in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for intentional homicides, male?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.