Belgium vs Republic of Korea: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Republic of Korea
0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
81st
Republic of Korea rank
83rd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Belgium
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0317 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 81st and Republic of Korea ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6362 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0789 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0871 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9811 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0698 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0398 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Belgium or Republic of Korea?
- Belgium, at 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Belgium and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0317 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Republic of Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Republic of Korea rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Belgium ranks 81st and Republic of Korea ranks 83rd 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.