What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia?

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia was 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.

What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.

How does Australia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?

Australia ranks 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.

Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia

Name: Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

71st

of 111 countries

All-time high

2.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1990

All-time low

0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2004

Years of data

1950–2023

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia, 1950–2023

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia stood at 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia peaked at 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.

Australia ranks 71st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	1.04 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+30.2%
1952	1.47 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.6%
1953	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.3%
1954	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1955	1.4 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.7%
1956	1.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.4%
1957	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1958	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.7%
1959	1.48 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.8%
1960	1.47 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
1961	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.0%
1962	1.54 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.1%
1963	1.36 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.0%
1964	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.3%
1965	1.44 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.9%
1966	1.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.2%
1967	1.38 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.6%
1968	1.59 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.1%
1969	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	-19.5%
1970	1.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+19.3%
1971	1.83 deaths per 100,000 people	+19.6%
1972	1.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.6%
1973	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.3%
1974	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.8%
1975	1.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.3%
1976	2.05 deaths per 100,000 people	+24.3%
1977	1.93 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.6%
1978	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.3%
1979	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.5%
1980	1.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.3%
1981	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
1982	1.97 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.3%
1983	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.6%
1984	2.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+13.3%
1985	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
1986	1.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
1987	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.6%
1988	2.03 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.8%
1989	1.83 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.9%
1990	2.19 deaths per 100,000 people	+20.0%
1991	1.97 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.2%
1992	1.72 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.5%
1993	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.2%
1994	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.9%
1995	1.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.9%
1996	1.76 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.9%
1997	1.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.9%
1998	1.58 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.9%
1999	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
2000	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.2%
2001	1.59 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
2002	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.0%
2003	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.4%
2004	0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people	-37.8%
2006	1.27 deaths per 100,000 people	+57.2%
2007	1.04 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.8%
2008	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	+12.3%
2009	1.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.9%
2010	1.09 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.3%
2011	1.1 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
2012	1.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.7%
2013	1.07 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.7%
2014	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.7%
2015	1.18 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.6%
2016	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.5%
2017	0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people	-20.8%
2018	1.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+18.6%
2019	0.9986 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.9%
2020	0.9903 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
2021	0.8526 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.9%
2022	0.9075 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.4%
2023	0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	1.04 deaths per 100,000 people	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	1.43 deaths per 100,000 people	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	1.59 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	1.53 deaths per 100,000 people	2.05 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	2.19 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	1.27 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	9
2010s	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people	1.26 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0.9081 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8526 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9903 deaths per 100,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Australia

68 Portugal 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people compare
69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
72 Slovenia 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
74 Canada 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia?: Homicide rate by age of the victim in Australia was 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8047 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
How does Australia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?: Australia ranks 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.