Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway
Norway: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.6111 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.6111
Change on year
up 51.0%
World rank
85th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 2011
All-time low
0.2625
in 1955
Years of data
66
1951–2016
Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway, 1951–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, homicide rate who mortality database in Norway stood at 0.6111.
The figure is up 51.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Norway peaked at 2.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2625, in 1955.
Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3974 | 0.2625 | 0.5438 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5186 | 0.4184 | 0.7011 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7235 | 0.5637 | 0.9331 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 | 0.9633 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 0.784 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8179 | 0.5663 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8825 | 0.4046 | 2.3 | 7 |
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More health data for Norway
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Norway?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway was 0.6111 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 in 1955.
- How does Norway rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Norway ranks 85th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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