Share of deaths from homicide in Romania
Romania: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Romania, 1989–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.1% for share of deaths from homicide in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Romania peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places Romania 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4% | — |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Romania?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Romania was 0.1% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.