Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway
Norway: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.6341 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6341
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 2011
All-time low
0.2625
in 1955
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate who mortality database in Norway stood at 0.6341.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 35.6% 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 81st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.3338 | — |
| 1952 | 0.3607 | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3572 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3538 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2625 | -25.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3755 | +43.1% |
| 1957 | 0.5438 | +44.8% |
| 1958 | 0.5389 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.45 | -16.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4184 | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4432 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4397 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6546 | +48.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5143 | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5372 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4264 | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4492 | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6023 | +34.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7011 | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.619 | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5637 | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7374 | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7551 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6273 | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6987 | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7451 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8162 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7392 | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9331 | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 1.13 | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 1.24 | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9633 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | +61.9% |
| 1987 | 1.43 | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.16 | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 1.3 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 1.16 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 1.55 | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.974 | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.784 | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9307 | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9703 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8517 | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.19 | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7311 | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8594 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8493 | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6273 | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9655 | +53.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7008 | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5663 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.642 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.675 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +241.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5978 | -74.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9842 | +64.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6034 | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4046 | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6111 | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4927 | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4518 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5049 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6692 | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5362 | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.623 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6341 | +1.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6341 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6341 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +241.0% | 0.675 | 2.3 |
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 | 0.7627 | 0.4046 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6156 | 0.5362 | 0.6692 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Norway?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Norway was 0.6341 in 2023, 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 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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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