Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Germany
0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Germany rank
95th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
98th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0678 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 95th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.208 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1645 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3086 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1375 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Germany, at 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0678 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Germany ranks 95th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 98th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.