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Intentional homicides — Iceland

Intentional homicides in Iceland in 2023 — 1.29 per 100k. Ranked 35 in the world out of 83. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 247%.

2023 1.29 per 100k +22.68% vs 2022
World rank 35of 83
Period maximum 1.78 per 100k2000
Period minimum 0 per 100k2006

Trend over time

1996–2023 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Iceland, 1996–202300.511.5219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.37 per 100k1997: 0.74 per 100k1999: 0.72 per 100k2000: 1.78 per 100k2001: 0.35 per 100k2002: 1.39 per 100k2005: 1.01 per 100k2006: 0 per 100k2007: 0.64 per 100k2009: 0.31 per 100k2010: 0.63 per 100k2011: 0.94 per 100k2012: 0.31 per 100k2013: 0.31 per 100k2014: 0.31 per 100k2015: 0.91 per 100k2016: 0.3 per 100k2017: 0.87 per 100k2018: 0.85 per 100k2019: 0.28 per 100k2020: 1.36 per 100k2021: 0.54 per 100k2022: 1.05 per 100k2023: 1.29 per 100k
Change over the period: +0.92 (+246.99%) Average annual rate: 4.72 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 1.29 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia 2.1 per 100k
Northern Europe computed 1.14 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 1.29 +0.24 +22.68%
2022 1.05 +0.51 +95.94%
2021 0.54 −0.83 −60.65%
2020 1.36 +1.09 +391.93%
2019 0.28 −0.57 −67.39%
2018 0.85 −0.02 −2.64%
2017 0.87 +0.58 +193.05%
2016 0.3 −0.61 −67.13%
2015 0.91 +0.6 +196.88%
2014 0.31 −0 −1.11%
2013 0.31 −0 −0.94%
2012 0.31 −0.63 −66.84%
2011 0.94 +0.31 +49.54%
2010 0.63 +0.31 +100.29%
2009 0.31 — —
2007 0.64 +0.64 —
2006 0 −1.01 −100%
2005 1.01 — —
2002 1.39 +1.04 +296.45%
2001 0.35 −1.43 −80.26%
2000 1.78 +1.06 +146.59%
1999 0.72 — —
1997 0.74 +0.37 +98.36%
1996 0.37 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IE Ireland 0.65 NO Norway 0.72 DK Denmark 0.84 FI Finland 0.98 SE Sweden 1.15 IS Iceland 1.29 EE Estonia 1.54 LV Latvia 2.5 LT Lithuania 2.63
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About the indicator

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.

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How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

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