Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 was 2.24 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon is 2.24, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon peaked at 4.11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 95th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | 2.9 | 3.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.54 | 2.87 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1 |
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More social development data for Lebanon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.689 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.267 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.419 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.715 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.744 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.222 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon?
- Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Lebanon was 2.24 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020?
- Lebanon ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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