Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.7399 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea stood at 0.7399. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.97 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7399, in 2021.
Republic of Korea ranks 169th 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.87 | — |
| 2001 | 1.75 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.91 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.52 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.891 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8367 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8113 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8373 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7971 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7399 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.5 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.8113 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7685 | 0.7399 | 0.7971 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Republic of Korea was 0.7399 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 in 2004.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7399 in 2021.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Republic of Korea ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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