Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Slovakia
Slovakia: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.9985 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Slovakia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.9985 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Slovakia peaked at 2.72 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9985, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 159th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.66 | — |
| 2001 | 2.41 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.57 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.72 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.28 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.65 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.74 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.55 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9985 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.55 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.9985 | 1.04 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Slovakia?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Slovakia was 0.9985 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9985 in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Slovakia ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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