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
70th
of 111 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 70th out of 111 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.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.36 | — |
| 1956 | 1.52 | +11.7% |
| 1957 | 1.3 | -14.1% |
| 1958 | 1.02 | -21.3% |
| 1959 | 0.8285 | -19.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9224 | +11.3% |
| 1961 | 1.43 | +54.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9502 | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9993 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.19 | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9763 | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 0.903 | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 1.35 | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8601 | -36.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9003 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8013 | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2 | +49.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7344 | -38.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8174 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.34 | +64.4% |
| 1975 | 1.88 | +40.2% |
| 1976 | 1.69 | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.52 | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.56 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.27 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.53 | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.71 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 1.44 | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 1.39 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.39 | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 1.52 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.65 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.63 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.53 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -24.1% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9427 | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9746 | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9377 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9276 | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8038 | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7087 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7779 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8801 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9664 | +9.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.9664 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.9664 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.021 units per person (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 70th out of 111 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).