Kenya vs United States: Female homicide rate
Kenya
2.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
United States
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kenya rank
33rd
United States rank
36th
Female homicide rate over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in United States, a difference of 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 33rd and United States ranks 36th of 138 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0595 homicides per 100,000 population | United States |
| 2020s | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4602 homicides per 100,000 population | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Kenya and United States?
- 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Kenya ranks 33rd and United States ranks 36th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .