Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria
Austria: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.4944 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria is 0.4944, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria peaked at 1.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4868, in 2014.
That places Austria 178th 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9001 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6117 | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7697 | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8505 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8691 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6738 | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6198 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7478 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5815 | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8356 | +43.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9152 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6981 | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4868 | -30.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6416 | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5299 | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5359 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.542 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5265 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5097 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4944 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8067 | 0.6117 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6293 | 0.4868 | 0.9152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.502 | 0.4944 | 0.5097 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Austria was 0.4944 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4868 in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Austria ranks 178th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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