Homicide rate who mortality database in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate who mortality database was 3.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate who mortality database in Chile, 1955–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in Chile is 3.31, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Chile peaked at 6.6 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.75, in 1976.
Chile ranks 32nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3.49 | — |
| 1956 | 4.31 | +23.5% |
| 1957 | 4.87 | +13.1% |
| 1958 | 4.81 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.99 | -17.0% |
| 1960 | 4.92 | +23.2% |
| 1961 | 5.56 | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 1.76 | -68.4% |
| 1963 | 1.79 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.3 | +28.4% |
| 1965 | 1.89 | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 6.59 | +249.6% |
| 1967 | 1.82 | -72.4% |
| 1968 | 6.6 | +262.3% |
| 1969 | 4.93 | -25.3% |
| 1970 | 3.55 | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 3.88 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 4.67 | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 5.15 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 2.25 | -56.3% |
| 1975 | 2.08 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.75 | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 2.31 | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 2.45 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 2.58 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 3.05 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.14 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.26 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 3.21 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.08 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.73 | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 3.08 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 2.87 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.07 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.39 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 2.96 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 2.61 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 2.93 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 3.23 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 3 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 2.56 | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.81 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 2.93 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.17 | +76.1% |
| 2001 | 5.41 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.35 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.23 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.33 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 5.63 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.56 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 4.32 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 4.57 | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 4.56 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.95 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 3.86 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 4.37 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 3.11 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 2.52 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.99 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.13 | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 3.31 | -19.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +262.3% | 1.82 | 6.6 |
| 1966 | +249.6% | 1.89 | 6.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 | 3.49 | 4.87 | 5 |
| 1960s | 3.81 | 1.76 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.01 | 1.75 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.58 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 | 2.56 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4.32 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 2.52 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 | 2.86 | 4.13 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Chile?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Chile was 3.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 in 1968.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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