Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Italy
Italy: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.6416 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6416 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Italy peaked at 1.35 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6416, in 2021.
Italy ranks 173rd 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.35 | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.26 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.24 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9803 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8708 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9029 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8608 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8365 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8259 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7794 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7391 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7406 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7085 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6847 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6629 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6416 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.9803 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7949 | 0.6847 | 0.9029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6522 | 0.6416 | 0.6629 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Italy?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Italy was 0.6416 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6416 in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Italy ranks 173rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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