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Nigeria Homicide Rate

15.7as of 2023Reported-25.4% vs 2019

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

History

most recent 3 periods · World Bank

3 observations are available since 2016. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.

PeriodHomicide Rate
202315.7
201921.1
201632.4

Homicide Rate across Africa

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CountryHomicide RatePeriod
Kenya4.92022
South Africa43.72022
Egypt1.32017
Ghana1.82022
Ethiopia8.52012
Tanzania3.72020

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  • Nigeria15.7 · 2023

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