Belgium vs France: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
France
0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
81st
France rank
78th

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

  • Belgium
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.0687 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 81st and France ranks 78th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6569 deaths per 100,000 people 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6848 deaths per 100,000 people France
1960s 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.382 deaths per 100,000 people France
1970s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9117 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1726 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1980s 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5097 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
1990s 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8358 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2000s 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7469 deaths per 100,000 people 0.795 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2010s 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.548 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5029 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2020s 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6939 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0063 deaths per 100,000 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Belgium or France?
France, at 0.7247 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 France?
0.0687 deaths per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Belgium ranks 81st and France ranks 78th 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.