Italy vs United Kingdom: Homicide rate
Italy
0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
96th
United Kingdom rank
98th
Homicide rate over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0365 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 96th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4634 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9414 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6355 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3246 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0334 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9059 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.881 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9348 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5088 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6394 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3229 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4125 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3434 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0691 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0.0365 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2021.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 96th and United Kingdom ranks 98th 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.