Intentional homicides in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 2.1 per 100k. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 57.6%.
1990–2023 · per 100,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.1 | −0.1 | −4.55% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | −0.1 | −4.35% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | −0.1 | −4.17% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | −0.2 | −7.69% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | −0.3 | −10.34% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | −0.4 | −12.12% |
| 2016 | 3.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 2014 | 3.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | −0.2 | −5.71% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 | −0.1 | −2.78% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | −0.3 | −7.77% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | −0.21 | −5.12% |
| 2008 | 4.11 | −1.06 | −20.55% |
| 2007 | 5.18 | −0.49 | −8.57% |
| 2006 | 5.66 | −0.94 | −14.26% |
| 2005 | 6.6 | −1.77 | −21.1% |
| 2004 | 8.37 | — | — |
| 2002 | 7.93 | +0.01 | +0.19% |
| 2001 | 7.92 | +0.15 | +1.89% |
| 2000 | 7.77 | +0.31 | +4.17% |
| 1999 | 7.46 | +0.47 | +6.69% |
| 1998 | 6.99 | −0.29 | −4.05% |
| 1997 | 7.28 | −0.57 | −7.26% |
| 1996 | 7.85 | −0.8 | −9.25% |
| 1995 | 8.66 | −0.39 | −4.34% |
| 1994 | 9.05 | +0.23 | +2.58% |
| 1993 | 8.82 | +1.69 | +23.78% |
| 1992 | 7.13 | +1.82 | +34.36% |
| 1991 | 5.3 | +0.35 | +7.08% |
| 1990 | 4.95 | — | — |
The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Crime Number of intentional homicidesHow many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.
Crime Homicides: male victimsHow many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.
Crime Homicides: female victimsHow many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.