Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia
Australia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.9091 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9091 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia peaked at 1.65 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9091, in 2021.
That places Australia 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.65 | — |
| 2001 | 1.59 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.51 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.28 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.33 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9852 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9872 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9594 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9247 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9091 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.13 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.9594 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9169 | 0.9091 | 0.9247 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Australia was 0.9091 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9091 in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Australia ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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