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Homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy

Italy: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
96th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
72
1951–2022

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy, 1951–2022

0.511.522.53195119862022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2022, homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy stood at 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy peaked at 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

Italy ranks 96th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1951 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people —
1952 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1953 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people -5.8%
1954 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1955 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people +6.5%
1956 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
1957 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
1958 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1959 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people -9.3%
1960 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people +6.1%
1961 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people -13.0%
1962 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people -13.6%
1963 0.9532 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1964 0.876 deaths per 100,000 people -8.1%
1965 0.8848 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1966 0.8102 deaths per 100,000 people -8.4%
1967 0.9171 deaths per 100,000 people +13.2%
1968 0.8889 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1969 0.8403 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
1970 0.8256 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1971 1 deaths per 100,000 people +21.3%
1972 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people +5.5%
1973 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people +9.4%
1974 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
1975 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people +13.1%
1976 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people +7.6%
1977 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
1978 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
1979 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
1980 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people +18.2%
1981 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people +1.7%
1982 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people +9.3%
1983 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
1984 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people -14.9%
1985 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people -10.3%
1986 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -14.4%
1987 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people +28.5%
1988 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people +15.1%
1989 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people +20.1%
1990 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people +18.4%
1991 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people +7.3%
1992 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people -21.0%
1993 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people -22.7%
1994 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people -8.5%
1995 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people -4.7%
1996 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1997 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people -13.7%
1998 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people +1.6%
1999 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people -3.7%
2000 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people -15.1%
2001 0.9673 deaths per 100,000 people -8.1%
2002 0.9798 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2003 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people +14.8%
2004 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
2005 0.9281 deaths per 100,000 people -13.5%
2006 0.9043 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2007 0.9432 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
2008 0.8557 deaths per 100,000 people -9.3%
2009 0.8489 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2010 0.7705 deaths per 100,000 people -9.2%
2011 0.7629 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2012 0.7793 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
2013 0.7023 deaths per 100,000 people -9.9%
2014 0.6235 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
2015 0.6504 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
2016 0.6004 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2017 0.5534 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
2018 0.5227 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2019 0.429 deaths per 100,000 people -17.9%
2020 0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people -11.4%
2021 0.4448 deaths per 100,000 people +17.0%
2022 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1960s 0.9601 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8102 deaths per 100,000 people 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1970s 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8256 deaths per 100,000 people 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8489 deaths per 100,000 people 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.6394 deaths per 100,000 people 0.429 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7793 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.4133 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4448 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 93 Switzerland 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 94 Uzbekistan 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 95 Germany 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 99 Maldives 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Italy was 0.4148 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3802 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Italy rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Italy ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.