Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.41 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.41, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.48 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 2021.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 143rd 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.48 | — |
| 2001 | 2.34 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.14 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.01 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.99 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.83 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.77 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.79 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.62 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.52 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | -2.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5, 31% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.41 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.22, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 | 1.92 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.41 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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