Austria vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Austria
0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Austria rank
122nd
United Kingdom rank
120th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Austria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0236 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Austria ranks 122nd and United Kingdom ranks 120th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6662 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8288 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1626 homicides per 100,000 population | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.7761 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7343 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0417 homicides per 100,000 population | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.6023 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7435 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1412 homicides per 100,000 population | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Austria or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Austria and United Kingdom?
- 0.0236 homicides per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Austria ranks 122nd and United Kingdom ranks 120th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.