Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria
Austria: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.6167 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6167
Change on year
up 59.7%
World rank
83rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.77
in 1984
All-time low
0.3687
in 2021
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Austria, 1955–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.6167 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 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3687, in 2021.
Austria ranks 83rd of 110 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.9213 | — |
| 1956 | 1.51 | +63.9% |
| 1957 | 1.15 | -24.0% |
| 1958 | 0.9302 | -19.0% |
| 1959 | 1.15 | +24.1% |
| 1960 | 1.21 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9818 | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8505 | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.984 | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9786 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9969 | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9116 | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1.52 | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 1.37 | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.25 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.36 | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 1.54 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 1.65 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.25 | -24.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.41 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1.28 | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.54 | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 1.71 | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 1.77 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.14 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.63 | +42.6% |
| 1991 | 1.28 | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.21 | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.866 | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8508 | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9361 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9574 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8537 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5789 | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7467 | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8146 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8104 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6269 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5768 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6953 | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5382 | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5484 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4272 | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4365 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4448 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5794 | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.492 | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.523 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5771 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5182 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4262 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3687 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.386 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6167 | +59.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 | 0.9213 | 1.51 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.8505 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.8508 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7597 | 0.5768 | 0.9574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5085 | 0.4272 | 0.5794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4494 | 0.3687 | 0.6167 | 4 |
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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 in 2023, according to 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 in 1984.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Austria ranks 83rd out of 110 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 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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