Homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark
Denmark: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.6684 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6684
Change on year
up 50.4%
World rank
79th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.45
in 1985
All-time low
0.3222
in 2012
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark, 1951–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6684 for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.4% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark peaked at 1.45 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3222, in 2012.
That places Denmark 79th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.02 | — |
| 1952 | 0.8538 | -16.5% |
| 1953 | 1.26 | +47.4% |
| 1954 | 0.749 | -40.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5406 | -27.8% |
| 1956 | 0.9851 | +82.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5348 | -45.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5315 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4839 | -9.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5021 | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3899 | -22.3% |
| 1962 | 0.495 | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 0.79 | +59.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4237 | -46.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5885 | +38.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5211 | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4753 | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5756 | +21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6543 | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6695 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9696 | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5828 | -39.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9186 | +57.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7334 | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5738 | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.69 | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6878 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.529 | -23.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9772 | +84.7% |
| 1980 | 1.31 | +33.8% |
| 1981 | 1.37 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.977 | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 1.45 | +42.2% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 1.05 | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.21 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9922 | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 1.38 | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.21 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.21 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.962 | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.915 | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9304 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.648 | -42.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +56.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6624 | -34.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8429 | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8016 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7791 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7576 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7724 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3222 | -58.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3566 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6738 | +89.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5812 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6988 | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7986 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.501 | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6192 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6352 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4444 | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6684 | +50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7733 | 0.4839 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5415 | 0.3899 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7332 | 0.529 | 0.9772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 | 0.977 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 0.962 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8983 | 0.648 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6081 | 0.3222 | 0.7986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5827 | 0.4444 | 0.6684 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Denmark was 0.6684 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1985.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3222 in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Denmark ranks 79th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from 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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