Italy vs Switzerland: Homicide rate
Italy
0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
96th
Switzerland rank
93rd
Homicide rate over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0609 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9651 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4397 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7103 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2497 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3672 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5914 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5292 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.184 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6394 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4133 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0154 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0609 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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.