Norway vs Spain: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Norway
0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Spain
0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
85th
Spain rank
82nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0424 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 85th and Spain ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3974 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0253 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.5186 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3654 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1609 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9921 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2311 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1385 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9623 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1444 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6668 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2157 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, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Norway and Spain?
- 0.0424 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Norway ranks 85th and Spain ranks 82nd 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.