Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia
Czechia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia, 1986–2023
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 Czechia is 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia peaked at 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4857 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Czechia 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.994 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +91.3% |
| 1991 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.938 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7575 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8674 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8272 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8384 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8754 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8753 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8442 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5016 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6233 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5981 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4857 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6971 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.978 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7575 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7394 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5016 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8754 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4857 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6971 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 83 Republic of Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Austria 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Norway 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Armenia 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Jordan 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia was 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Czechia ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.