Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Poland
Poland: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.6813 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6813 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Poland peaked at 2.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6813, in 2021.
That places Poland 170th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.33 | — |
| 2001 | 1.94 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1.98 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.55 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9705 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9458 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9364 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8616 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8031 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7618 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7193 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6813 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 | 1.22 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.963 | 0.7618 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7003 | 0.6813 | 0.7193 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Poland?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Poland was 0.6813 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6813 in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Poland ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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