Homicide rate who mortality database in Belgium
Belgium: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.656 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.656
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.47
in 1999
All-time low
0.5641
in 1962
Years of data
68
1954–2021
Homicide rate who mortality database in Belgium, 1954–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.656 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2021.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Belgium peaked at 2.47 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5641, in 1962.
Belgium ranks 81st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6569 | 0.5965 | 0.706 | 6 |
| 1960s | 0.6997 | 0.5641 | 0.8426 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.8952 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 1.36 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.42 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.2 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.8269 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6876 | 0.656 | 0.7193 | 2 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Belgium?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Belgium was 0.656 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 in 1999.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5641 in 1962.
- How does Belgium rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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