Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria
Austria: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 59.7%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
All-time low
0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria, 1955–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2023.
That represents a change of up 59.7% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria peaked at 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Austria ranks 84th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.9213 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.9% |
| 1957 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 1958 | 0.9302 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 1959 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.1% |
| 1960 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9818 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.984 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9786 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9969 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9116 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.6% |
| 1991 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.866 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8508 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9361 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9574 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8537 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5789 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7467 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8146 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8104 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6269 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5768 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6953 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5382 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5484 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4272 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4365 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4448 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5794 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.492 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.523 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5771 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5182 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4262 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.386 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9213 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8508 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7597 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5768 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9574 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5794 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 South Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Norway 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Czechia 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria was 0.6167 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Austria ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.