Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Romania
Romania: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.14 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Romania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.14 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 6.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Romania peaked at 3.95 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2021.
That places Romania 150th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.76 | — |
| 2001 | 3.63 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.75 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.95 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.31 | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 2.45 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.59 | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 2.51 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.11 | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.58 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.14 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 | 2.21 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 1.31 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Romania?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Romania was 1.14 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Romania ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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