Netherlands vs Norway: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Netherlands
0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway
0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Netherlands rank
87th
Norway rank
85th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 87th and Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3974 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0959 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.3767 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5186 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.142 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.7047 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0188 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9044 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3188 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1663 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2469 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7588 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1238 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Netherlands ranks 87th and Norway ranks 85th 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.