Homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.3783 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom, 1950β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom is 0.3783, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom peaked at 1.52 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1797, in 2016.
That places United Kingdom 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 | 0.4083 | 0.5464 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6355 | 0.5289 | 0.7433 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 0.7501 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9059 | 0.6588 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8485 | 0.68 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4589 | 0.3123 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3165 | 0.1797 | 0.5716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3434 | 0.3086 | 0.3783 | 2 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,134 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 461 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3239 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4925 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 439,737 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in United Kingdom was 0.3783 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 1976.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1797 in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- United Kingdom ranks 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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