Homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.9726 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9726
Change on year
up 26.1%
World rank
68th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.06
in 1993
All-time low
0.7058
in 2021
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary stood at 0.9726.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary peaked at 4.06 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7058, in 2021.
That places Hungary 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.98 | — |
| 1956 | 2.3 | +15.9% |
| 1957 | 3.87 | +68.3% |
| 1958 | 2.58 | -33.4% |
| 1959 | 2.8 | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 1.57 | -43.8% |
| 1961 | 2.13 | +35.7% |
| 1962 | 1.94 | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 1.74 | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 1.71 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.56 | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 1.87 | +19.9% |
| 1967 | 1.88 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.28 | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 2.2 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.95 | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 2.09 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.26 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.97 | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.11 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 2.02 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 2.25 | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 2.3 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.58 | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.54 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.41 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.45 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.61 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 2.66 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.81 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.51 | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 2.67 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 2.91 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 4.03 | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 3.99 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.06 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 3.49 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.15 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.34 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 3.18 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.89 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.57 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.43 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.95 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 2.17 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.92 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.02 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 1.52 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9325 | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8582 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8187 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.973 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7058 | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9473 | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7715 | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9726 | +26.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9726 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9726 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 | 1.98 | 3.87 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.89 | 1.56 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 1.95 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 | 2.41 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 | 2.89 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.48 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.8187 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.874 | 0.7058 | 0.973 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Hungary was 0.9726 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7058 in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Hungary ranks 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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