Share of deaths from homicide in Poland
Poland: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Poland, 1959–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Poland is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Poland peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.1% | — |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Poland?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Poland was 0.0% in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Poland ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.