Homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei
Brunei: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei, 1996–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei peaked at 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
That places Brunei 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9013 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5811 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5721 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.556 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8106 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7833 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5334 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.2366 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | +322.9% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.244 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 0.482 deaths per 100,000 people | +97.5% |
| 2016 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +194.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9313 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.226 deaths per 100,000 people | -75.7% |
| 2019 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7532 deaths per 100,000 people. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +322.9% | 0.2366 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | +194.5% | 0.482 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5938 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.454 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More social development data for Brunei
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Brunei was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Brunei rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Brunei ranks 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Brunei 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.