Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway
Norway: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.5643 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway stood at 0.5643.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway peaked at 2.37 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4238, in 2015.
That places Norway 175th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.24 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7689 | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8901 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.889 | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6432 | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 1 | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 0.716 | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5782 | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6556 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6845 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.37 | +246.4% |
| 2012 | 0.614 | -74.1% |
| 2013 | 0.961 | +56.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5741 | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4238 | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6262 | +47.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6168 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6184 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5971 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5783 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5643 | -2.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.5643 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.5643 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.22, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +246.4% | 0.6845 | 2.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8482 | 0.5782 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8087 | 0.4238 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5713 | 0.5643 | 0.5783 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Norway was 0.5643 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 in 2011.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4238 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Norway ranks 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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