Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
3.22 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
33rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
3.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
29
1981–2018
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus, 1981–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus is 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus peaked at 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Belarus 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 10.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 11 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 11.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bahamas 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (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 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belarus was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Belarus ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.