Homicide rate who mortality database in Spain
Spain: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.6535 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6535
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
80th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2004
All-time low
0.0633
in 1964
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Homicide rate who mortality database in Spain, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.6535 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Spain peaked at 1.37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0633, in 1964.
That places Spain 80th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.491 | — |
| 1952 | 0.434 | -11.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3184 | -26.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3435 | +7.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3097 | -9.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4436 | +43.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5075 | +14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.5134 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4426 | -13.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2772 | -37.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1831 | -34.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1003 | -45.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1342 | +33.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0633 | -52.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1377 | +117.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1674 | +21.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1197 | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1002 | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2493 | +148.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6316 | +153.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2431 | -61.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3027 | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2976 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3532 | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6389 | +80.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5204 | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6599 | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.919 | +39.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9962 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8503 | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8087 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.02 | +26.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.18 | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8993 | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8769 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9779 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8866 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8896 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9543 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9017 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9003 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8734 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8697 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9017 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8757 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8964 | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8532 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7777 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8291 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7337 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7141 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7263 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6479 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6761 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6824 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6141 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6071 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6984 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5885 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6199 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6145 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5979 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6383 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6535 | +2.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6535 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6535 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +153.3% | 0.2493 | 0.6316 |
| 1969 | +148.9% | 0.1002 | 0.2493 |
| 1965 | +117.6% | 0.0633 | 0.1377 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4226 | 0.3097 | 0.5134 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1532 | 0.0633 | 0.2772 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5625 | 0.2431 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9921 | 0.8087 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9031 | 0.8697 | 0.9779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9623 | 0.7337 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 | 0.5885 | 0.7263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6261 | 0.5979 | 0.6535 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Spain?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Spain was 0.6535 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 in 1964.
- How does Spain rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Spain ranks 80th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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