Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.4749 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg stood at 0.4749. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg peaked at 1.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4749, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 180th 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.45 | — |
| 2001 | 1.36 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8141 | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | +73.1% |
| 2006 | 1.34 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 1.42 | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8615 | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5362 | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5004 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6211 | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6995 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6858 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5532 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5349 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5016 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4936 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4749 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.8141 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6636 | 0.5004 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4842 | 0.4749 | 0.4936 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Luxembourg was 0.4749 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4749 in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Luxembourg ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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