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History of Homicide Database and WHO Mortality Database

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data9 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6homicides per 100,000 people
Median: 0.6homicides per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
9
with available data
Highest
Sweden
1.1homicides per 100,000 people
Lowest
Ireland
0.1homicides per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden1.1homicides per 100,000 people
2France0.7homicides per 100,000 people
3Belgium0.7homicides per 100,000 people
4Spain0.7homicides per 100,000 people
5Netherlands0.6homicides per 100,000 people
By Region
Europe0.6homicides per 100,000 people(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1homicides per 100,000 people)High (1.1homicides per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6homicides per 100,000 people)

Europe (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Sweden1.1homicides per 100,000 people
2France0.7homicides per 100,000 people
3Belgium0.7homicides per 100,000 people
4Spain0.7homicides per 100,000 people
5Netherlands0.6homicides per 100,000 people
6Switzerland0.5homicides per 100,000 people
7Germany0.4homicides per 100,000 people
8Italy0.4homicides per 100,000 people
9Ireland0.1homicides per 100,000 people
Showing 9 of 9 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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