Homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.19 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
28th
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
All-time low
1.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1976
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2022.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile peaked at 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1976.
That places Chile 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.5% |
| 1957 | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 1958 | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 1960 | 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.2% |
| 1961 | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -68.4% |
| 1963 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 1965 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +249.6% |
| 1967 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.4% |
| 1968 | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +262.3% |
| 1969 | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.3% |
| 1970 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.3% |
| 1975 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +76.1% |
| 2001 | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Cuba 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Russia 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Chile was 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.