Homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore
Singapore: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.0982 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore, 1963–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0982 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2022.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore peaked at 2.73 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.025, in 2018.
That places Singapore 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7242 | — |
| 1964 | 1.03 | +42.5% |
| 1965 | 2.33 | +126.0% |
| 1966 | 1.71 | -26.8% |
| 1967 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.39 | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 1.62 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 1.69 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 2.04 | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 2.37 | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 1.74 | -26.8% |
| 1974 | 2.16 | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 1.87 | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 1.62 | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 1.65 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.67 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.65 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.32 | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8 | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 2.32 | +54.9% |
| 1984 | 2.73 | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 2.36 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.72 | -27.0% |
| 1988 | 1.92 | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 2.57 | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -41.6% |
| 1991 | 1.18 | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 1.19 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.17 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8786 | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 0.896 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5215 | -41.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8644 | +65.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7547 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9598 | +27.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7517 | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6208 | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7853 | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5739 | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5926 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3326 | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4465 | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5216 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4821 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3447 | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5278 | +53.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2357 | -55.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2081 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2325 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3844 | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3813 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.353 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.025 | -92.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2732 | +991.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1236 | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1003 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0982 | -2.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0982 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0982 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8065, 12% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +991.3% | 0.025 | 0.2732 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0.7242 | 2.33 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.85 | 1.62 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 | 1.5 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9918 | 0.5215 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6176 | 0.3326 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2966 | 0.025 | 0.5278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1074 | 0.0982 | 0.1236 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Singapore was 0.0982 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 1984.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 2018.
- How does Singapore rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Singapore ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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