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Intentional homicides — Eastern Europe

Intentional homicides in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 0.94 per 100k. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 89.3%.

2023 0.94 per 100k −0.96% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18.8 per 100k2003
Period minimum 0.94 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Eastern Europe, 1990–2023051015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8.79 per 100k1991: 9.44 per 100k1992: 13.8 per 100k1993: 17.51 per 100k1994: 18.13 per 100k1995: 17.36 per 100k1996: 15.53 per 100k1997: 14.02 per 100k1998: 13.5 per 100k1999: 15.04 per 100k2000: 16.15 per 100k2001: 16.98 per 100k2002: 17.22 per 100k2003: 18.8 per 100k2004: 17.54 per 100k2005: 15.93 per 100k2006: 13.21 per 100k2007: 11.53 per 100k2008: 7.63 per 100k2009: 7.34 per 100k2010: 6.92 per 100k2011: 7.17 per 100k2012: 6.85 per 100k2013: 7.05 per 100k2014: 7.08 per 100k2015: 7.34 per 100k2016: 6.96 per 100k2017: 5.89 per 100k2018: 5.32 per 100k2019: 4.81 per 100k2020: 4.69 per 100k2021: 4.39 per 100k2022: 0.95 per 100k2023: 0.94 per 100k
Change over the period: −7.85 (−89.29%) Average annual rate: -6.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 0.94 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 0.94 −0.01 −0.96%
2022 0.95 −3.44 −78.36%
2021 4.39 −0.3 −6.4%
2020 4.69 −0.12 −2.55%
2019 4.81 −0.51 −9.51%
2018 5.32 −0.57 −9.68%
2017 5.89 −1.07 −15.31%
2016 6.96 −0.39 −5.25%
2015 7.34 +0.26 +3.64%
2014 7.08 +0.03 +0.49%
2013 7.05 +0.2 +2.97%
2012 6.85 −0.32 −4.47%
2011 7.17 +0.25 +3.58%
2010 6.92 −0.42 −5.73%
2009 7.34 −0.29 −3.82%
2008 7.63 −3.9 −33.8%
2007 11.53 −1.68 −12.72%
2006 13.21 −2.72 −17.1%
2005 15.93 −1.61 −9.19%
2004 17.54 −1.26 −6.68%
2003 18.8 +1.58 +9.17%
2002 17.22 +0.24 +1.44%
2001 16.98 +0.82 +5.1%
2000 16.15 +1.11 +7.41%
1999 15.04 +1.54 +11.43%
1998 13.5 −0.52 −3.72%
1997 14.02 −1.52 −9.76%
1996 15.53 −1.83 −10.54%
1995 17.36 −0.77 −4.23%
1994 18.13 +0.62 +3.52%
1993 17.51 +3.72 +26.93%
1992 13.8 +4.36 +46.16%
1991 9.44 +0.65 +7.43%
1990 8.79 — —

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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