Finland vs Sweden: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Finland
1.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
60th
Sweden rank
62nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7217 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7293 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9003 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4887 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1419 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Finland ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 62nd 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.