Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 8 groups
All-time high
21
in 2023
All-time low
7
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 12.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | — |
| 2016 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 21 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | -42.9% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.17 | 7 | 21 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,189 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2023.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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