Lithuania vs Rwanda: Homicide rate

Lithuania
4.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda
4.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania rank
104th
Rwanda rank
106th

Homicide rate over time

  • Lithuania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 104th and Rwanda ranks 106th of 194 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 9.27 deaths per 100,000 people 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania
2010s 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania
2020s 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Lithuania or Rwanda?
Lithuania, at 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Lithuania and Rwanda?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lithuania and Rwanda rank globally for homicide rate?
Lithuania ranks 104th and Rwanda ranks 106th 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

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

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