Poland vs Switzerland: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Poland
0.508 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Poland rank
92nd
Switzerland rank
93rd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0323 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.196 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.9531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7103 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2428 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2228 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5012 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.8401 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3717 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1319 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.0323 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Poland ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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.