Homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands
Netherlands: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.5874 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5874
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
86th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1996
All-time low
0.1653
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands stood at 0.5874.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands peaked at 1.37 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1653, in 1956.
Netherlands ranks 86th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4054 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3702 | -8.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3468 | -6.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2954 | -14.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2732 | -7.5% |
| 1955 | 0.279 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1653 | -40.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3265 | +97.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3218 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3349 | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3047 | -9.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3609 | +18.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2372 | -34.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3761 | +58.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3876 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3335 | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4094 | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4366 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4006 | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5203 | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4985 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5608 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5402 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6027 | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8047 | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7025 | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8131 | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.866 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8033 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8548 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7845 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8142 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8454 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9396 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9498 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8695 | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 1.04 | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9274 | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8875 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.99 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9029 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.17 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 1.27 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.19 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7892 | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8729 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9182 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9437 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8968 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8746 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8714 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7498 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7293 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6198 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5696 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7704 | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5775 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6242 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6167 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.65 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7121 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5874 | -17.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5874 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5874 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands 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 | +97.5% | 0.1653 | 0.3265 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3118 | 0.1653 | 0.4054 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3767 | 0.2372 | 0.5203 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7047 | 0.4985 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9044 | 0.7845 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.9029 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.7892 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7283 | 0.5696 | 0.8968 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6415 | 0.5874 | 0.7121 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Netherlands was 0.5874 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1653 in 1956.
- How does Netherlands rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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