New Zealand vs Thailand: Homicide rate by age of the victim
New Zealand
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Thailand
1.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
53rd
Thailand rank
54th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, New Zealand or Thailand?
- New Zealand, at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 54th 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.