# Intentional homicide rate in Afghanistan

Intentional homicide rate in Afghanistan was 4 per 100,000 people in 2021. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Place id: `af`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Source: World Bank, Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/homicide-rate/afghanistan
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=homicide_rate&place=af

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 4.1 |