Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.27 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1.27, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2.18 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2021.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 146th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.09 | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.01 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.41 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.46 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.33 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.62 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 1.3 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.3 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.27 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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