Share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1993
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland, 1951–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland peaked at 0.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.1% | — |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -42.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +38.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -37.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +28.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +35.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -35.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +35.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +34.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -26.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -30.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +52.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -29.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +46.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Switzerland was 0.1% in 2023, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Switzerland ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.