Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, 2000–2012
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2012, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malawi stood at 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 7.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 109th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.19 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 7.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 4.77 homicides per 100,000 population | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 2.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -48.4% |
| 2004 | 3.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | -52.6% |
| 2006 | 6.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +299.3% |
| 2007 | 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 5.58 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.43 homicides per 100,000 population, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +299.3% | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.22 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 106 Ghana 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Cambodia 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Reunion 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Morocco 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Israel 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malawi was 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2012.
- Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.