Bosnia and Herzegovina vs New Zealand: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.72 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
New Zealand
1.81 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
92nd
New Zealand rank
90th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • New Zealand
1234199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.09 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd and New Zealand ranks 90th of 138 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6083 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1583 homicides per 100,000 population Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Bosnia and Herzegovina or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand?
0.09 homicides per 100,000 population, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd and New Zealand ranks 90th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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

Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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