Finland vs Sri Lanka: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Finland
1.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Finland rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Finland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 111 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4679 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2612 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Finland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Finland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Finland and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Finland ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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.