Germany vs Switzerland: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Germany
0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
95th
Switzerland rank
93rd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.0296 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1975 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1603 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0105 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5084 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0623 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0296 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Germany ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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.