Egypt vs Ireland: Homicide rate
Egypt
0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Ireland
0.135 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt rank
110th
Ireland rank
108th
Homicide rate over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.0394 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 110th and Ireland ranks 108th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4896 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2114 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6877 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4827 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.6601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2426 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.1035 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8669 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1995 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3668 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Egypt or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Egypt and Ireland?
- 0.0394 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 110th and Ireland ranks 108th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.