Homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal
Portugal: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.9664 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9664
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
67th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.88
in 1975
All-time low
0.7087
in 2017
Years of data
63
1955–2022
Homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal stood at 0.9664.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal peaked at 1.88 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7087, in 2017.
That places Portugal 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.21 | 0.8285 | 1.52 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 0.8601 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 | 0.7344 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.19 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.15 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 0.9427 | 1.75 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9478 | 0.7087 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9664 | 0.9664 | 0.9664 | 1 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4763 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal was 0.9664 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1975.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7087 in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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