Denmark vs Spain: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Denmark
0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
80th
Spain rank
82nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.0149 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 80th and Spain ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7733 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3507 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.5415 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3883 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7332 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1706 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9921 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1912 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2841 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9623 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.064 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5827 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Denmark or Spain?
- Denmark, at 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.0149 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Denmark ranks 80th 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.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.