Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Czechia
Czechia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.5621 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 0.5621, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Czechia peaked at 1.61 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5621, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 176th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.61 | — |
| 2001 | 1.45 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9977 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9605 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9115 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9086 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.859 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8097 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7784 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7086 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6793 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6593 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.629 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5928 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5621 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.9977 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7904 | 0.629 | 0.9605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5775 | 0.5621 | 0.5928 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Czechia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Czechia was 0.5621 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5621 in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Czechia ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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