Intentional homicides — all countries

Intentional homicides — Mauritania

Intentional homicides in Mauritania in 2020 — 1 per 100k. Ranked 36 in the world out of 129. Since 2018, the indicator has fallen by 18.2%.

2020 1 per 100k −6.93% vs 2019
World rank 36of 129
Period maximum 1.22 per 100k2018
Period minimum 1 per 100k2020

Trend over time

2018–2020 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Mauritania, 2018–20200.911.11.21.32018201920202018: 1.22 per 100k2019: 1.07 per 100k2020: 1 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.22 (−18.16%) Average annual rate: -9.53 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 1 per 100k
World 5.3 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 12.5 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2020 1 −0.07 −6.93%
2019 1.07 −0.15 −12.07%
2018 1.22

Western Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.