Homicide rate who mortality database in France
France: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.6868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6868
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
78th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.19
in 1958
All-time low
0.3821
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Homicide rate who mortality database in France, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6868 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in France peaked at 2.19 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.3821, in 2017.
That places France 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.765 | — |
| 1951 | 0.7609 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5935 | -22.0% |
| 1953 | 0.6479 | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 0.583 | -10.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6977 | +19.7% |
| 1956 | 0.7915 | +13.4% |
| 1957 | 1.91 | +140.9% |
| 1958 | 2.19 | +14.9% |
| 1959 | 1.88 | -14.1% |
| 1960 | 1.57 | -16.7% |
| 1961 | 2.19 | +39.5% |
| 1962 | 1.53 | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7571 | -50.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8197 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7753 | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7038 | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8981 | +27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7393 | -17.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8387 | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7367 | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7727 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8704 | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7999 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.943 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9056 | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9835 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.01 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.01 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 1.25 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.32 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.26 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9985 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9401 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7408 | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7147 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8541 | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8261 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8077 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7514 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7684 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7132 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6737 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6036 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.711 | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7602 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6435 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6263 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6266 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6193 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4444 | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.467 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4268 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3821 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.608 | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6357 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6511 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7367 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7247 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6868 | -5.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.6868 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 0.6868 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +140.9% | 0.7915 | 1.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 0.583 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 0.7038 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9117 | 0.7367 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0.9985 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.7147 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7469 | 0.6036 | 0.8541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.548 | 0.3821 | 0.6435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6998 | 0.6511 | 0.7367 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in France?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in France was 0.6868 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 in 1958.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 in 2017.
- How does France rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- France ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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