Belgium vs Spain: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
81st
Spain rank
82nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 81st and Spain ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2302 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5465 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5218 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9921 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6555 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9207 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9623 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5797 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3934 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6062 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0814 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 Spain?
- Belgium, at 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Belgium ranks 81st and Spain ranks 82nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.