Belgium vs Denmark: Homicide rate
Belgium
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark
0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
81st
Denmark rank
80th
Homicide rate over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.0124 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 81st and Denmark ranks 80th of 111 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6375 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0194 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5415 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1582 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7332 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3511 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4642 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6366 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6437 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4428 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5398 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1478 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.0124 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for homicide rate?
- Belgium ranks 81st and Denmark ranks 80th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor 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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.