Homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan, 1981–2007
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.3% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan peaked at 62.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Azerbaijan 102nd out of 111 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 1990 | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +173.3% |
| 1991 | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 51.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +955.7% |
| 1993 | 41.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 62.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -85.7% |
| 1996 | 7.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people | -88.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 99 Maldives 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Kuwait 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Barbados 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Hong Kong 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Oman 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people
- 105 Japan 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Azerbaijan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,389 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Azerbaijan was 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007, 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Azerbaijan ranks 102nd out of 111 countries with data for 2007.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.