Homicide rate by age of the victim in Iran
Iran: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
2.42 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 50.8%
World rank
40th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
1.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Iran, 2013–2017
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2017.
That represents a change of down 50.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over five years.
That places Iran 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Iran, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +353.1% |
| 2017 | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.8% |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 37 Seychelles 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Latvia 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Albania 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
- 42 Martinique 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people
- 43 Mauritius 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Iran
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Iran?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Iran was 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017, 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Iran rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Iran ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Iran 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.