Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Portugal
Portugal: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.8315 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.8315 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 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Portugal peaked at 1.84 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8315, in 2021.
That places Portugal 164th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 | — |
| 2001 | 1.55 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.66 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.75 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.28 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9685 | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8601 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9781 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9404 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.873 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8315 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.8601 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8523 | 0.8315 | 0.873 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Portugal?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Portugal was 0.8315 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 2002.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8315 in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Portugal ranks 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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