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Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium

Belgium: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.656 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1999
All-time low
0.5641 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1962
Years of data
68
1954–2021

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium, 1954–2021

0.511.522.5195419872021

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

Analysis

In 2021, homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium stood at 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium peaked at 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5641 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1962.

That places Belgium 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.

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

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1954 0.669 deaths per 100,000 people —
1955 0.6878 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1956 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
1957 0.6452 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
1958 0.5965 deaths per 100,000 people -7.6%
1959 0.6371 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
1960 0.6361 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
1961 0.6982 deaths per 100,000 people +9.8%
1962 0.5641 deaths per 100,000 people -19.2%
1963 0.6463 deaths per 100,000 people +14.6%
1964 0.5765 deaths per 100,000 people -10.8%
1965 0.7197 deaths per 100,000 people +24.8%
1966 0.7362 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1967 0.7534 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1968 0.8238 deaths per 100,000 people +9.3%
1969 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1970 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people +30.5%
1971 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1972 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people +21.0%
1973 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
1974 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people -4.9%
1975 0.9081 deaths per 100,000 people -12.3%
1976 0.9268 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
1977 0.8952 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1978 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people +17.0%
1979 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people +53.2%
1980 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
1981 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
1982 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people +6.5%
1983 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people +20.5%
1984 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people -6.8%
1985 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people +21.9%
1986 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people +4.9%
1987 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people -25.8%
1988 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
1989 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people -12.7%
1990 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people +6.3%
1991 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1992 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people +17.8%
1993 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people +19.2%
1994 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people -8.7%
1995 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
1996 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people +19.3%
1997 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people -12.5%
1998 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people +16.0%
1999 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people +22.5%
2000 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people -31.8%
2001 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people +10.6%
2002 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people +2.7%
2003 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people -27.6%
2004 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people +23.1%
2005 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people -8.9%
2006 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people -11.0%
2007 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
2008 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people -19.1%
2009 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people +3.8%
2010 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people -13.0%
2011 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people +23.0%
2012 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people -11.7%
2013 0.984 deaths per 100,000 people -16.0%
2014 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people +3.2%
2015 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2016 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people +4.2%
2017 0.9846 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
2018 0.9626 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2019 0.8269 deaths per 100,000 people -14.1%
2020 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people -13.0%
2021 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.6569 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5965 deaths per 100,000 people 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1960s 0.6997 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5641 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1970s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8952 deaths per 100,000 people 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8269 deaths per 100,000 people 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 78 France 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 79 Slovakia 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 80 Denmark 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 83 Republic of Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 84 Austria 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Belgium was 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5641 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.
How does Belgium rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Belgium ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.