What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.0829 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?

13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.

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.

Iceland vs Syrian Arab Republic: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Iceland

1.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Syrian Arab Republic

0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2010

Iceland rank

63rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

66th

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

Iceland
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0829 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Iceland ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 66th of 111 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3608 deaths per 100,000 people	1.53 deaths per 100,000 people	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	0.8553 deaths per 100,000 people	1.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3851 deaths per 100,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	0.6289 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3682 deaths per 100,000 people	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Iceland or Syrian Arab Republic?: Iceland, at 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.0829 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?: Iceland ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 66th 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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Indicator: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.