Governance · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Homicide Rate

1.3as of 2017Reported+11.6% vs 2016

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC via World Bank). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2002 – 2017 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodHomicide Rate
20171.3
20161.1
20150.6
20140.7
20130.7
20120.7
20110.6
20100.8
20090.9
20081
20070.7
20060.5

Homicide Rate across Africa

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CountryHomicide RatePeriod
Nigeria15.72023
Kenya4.92022
South Africa43.72022
Egypt1.32017
Ghana1.82022
Ethiopia8.52012

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