Iceland vs Sweden: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Iceland
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
63rd
Sweden rank
62nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.709 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0695 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.4149 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7293 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3145 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0922 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.8728 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4139 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.6059 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6137 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8553 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1308 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5497 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9003 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3507 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6397 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4516 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Iceland ranks 63rd 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.