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
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) β 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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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.