What is the difference in homicide rate between Belgium and United Kingdom?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate (World Health)

Belgium

1.23 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Kingdom

1.28 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Belgium rank

153rd

United Kingdom rank

151st

Homicide rate (World Health) over time

Belgium
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Belgium ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 151st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.9 deaths per 100,000 people	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.007 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2010s	1.45 deaths per 100,000 people	1.43 deaths per 100,000 people	0.021 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2020s	1.25 deaths per 100,000 people	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.045 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Belgium or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Belgium and United Kingdom?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate?: Belgium ranks 153rd and United Kingdom ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.