What is the difference in homicide rate between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?

0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?

19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.

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.

North Macedonia vs Sri Lanka: Homicide rate

North Macedonia

1.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

North Macedonia rank

61st

Sri Lanka rank

58th

Homicide rate over time

North Macedonia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.41 deaths per 100,000 people	5.15 deaths per 100,000 people	2.74 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2000s	3.08 deaths per 100,000 people	3.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8541 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	1.75 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2365 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, North Macedonia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in homicide rate between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do North Macedonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for homicide rate?: North Macedonia ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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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Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.