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

Latest (2023)
0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
86th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.4857 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
38
1986–2023

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia, 1986–2023

0.511.522.51986200420231986: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 0.994 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.938 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.757 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.867 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.827 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.875 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.875 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.751 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.844 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.502 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.623 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.731 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.598 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.486 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.697 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 0.588 deaths per 100,000 people

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

Annual values for Homicide rate by age of the victim in Czechia, 1986 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Republic of Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 84 Austria 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 85 Norway 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 88 Armenia 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 89 Jordan 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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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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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.