Luxembourg vs Syria: Homicide rate
Luxembourg
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Syria
0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
Luxembourg rank
64th
Syria rank
66th
Homicide rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Syria
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria, a difference of 0.0529 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 64th and Syria ranks 66th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8142 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7196 deaths per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0151 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Luxembourg or Syria?
- Luxembourg, at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Luxembourg and Syria?
- 0.0529 deaths per 100,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Syria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
- How do Luxembourg and Syria rank globally for homicide rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 64th and Syria ranks 66th 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.