Belgium vs Denmark: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark
0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
81st
Denmark rank
80th

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
0.511.522.5195119862022

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.0124 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 81st and Denmark ranks 80th of 111 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6569 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6375 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0194 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1960s 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5415 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1582 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1970s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7332 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3511 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1980s 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4642 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1990s 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6366 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2000s 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8983 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6437 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2010s 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4428 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2020s 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5398 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1478 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Belgium and Denmark?
0.0124 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Belgium ranks 81st and Denmark ranks 80th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.