Intentional homicides in Eswatini

Eswatini recorded 12.5 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Eswatini, 2021 12.5 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2017 +1.3per 100,000 people 2017: 11.2 per 100,000 people
World, 2021 5.5 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Eswatini over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2023
Period EswatiniWorld
2023 – 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 – 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 12.5 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 – 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 – 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 – 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 11.2 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 10.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 9.8 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 10.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 9.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 9.3 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 15.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 18.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 16.9 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 19.8 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 11.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 11.7 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 12.9 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 13.6 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 12.7 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 12.6 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 17.5 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 12.3 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 11.1 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017, a change of +1.3.
  • Since 2008, when it was 19.8 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −7.2.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 5.5 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Eswatini
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime