Homicide rate by age of the victim in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Montenegro, 2005–2019
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 Montenegro is 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Montenegro peaked at 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7985 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Montenegro ranks 55th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.7985 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.3% |
| 2008 | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +198.8% |
| 2009 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7985 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 52 Reunion 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 New Zealand 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Thailand 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Romania 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0197 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 Montenegro?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Montenegro was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7985 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Montenegro ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.