Italy vs Poland: Homicide rate (World Health)
Italy
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Poland
0.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
180th
Poland rank
177th
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 180th and Poland ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.584 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.795 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.965 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Italy and Poland?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 180th and Poland ranks 177th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.