Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Spain
Spain: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.5168 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5168 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 4.4% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Spain peaked at 1.44 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5168, in 2021.
That places Spain 177th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 | — |
| 2001 | 1.44 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9392 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8712 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8492 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8307 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7794 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7419 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7101 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6426 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6345 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6981 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5884 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5563 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5407 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5168 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.8712 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7031 | 0.5563 | 0.8492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5288 | 0.5168 | 0.5407 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Spain?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Spain was 0.5168 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5168 in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Spain ranks 177th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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