Share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation, 1980–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation peaked at 2.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Russian Federation ranks 36th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +40.2% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Russian Federation was 0.4% in 2019, 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Russian Federation ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.