Homicide rate by age of the victim in New Zealand
New Zealand: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 58.1%
World rank
53rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1992
All-time low
0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1956
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Homicide rate by age of the victim in New Zealand, 1950–2018
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 New Zealand is 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in New Zealand peaked at 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1956.
New Zealand ranks 53rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 1952 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1953 | 0.8297 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8593 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.1% |
| 1956 | 0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people | -53.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6719 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1958 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.3% |
| 1959 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5898 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 1964 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7454 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +81.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7256 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.7% |
| 1970 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8728 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8393 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +72.2% |
| 1975 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.5% |
| 1978 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +72.6% |
| 1986 | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.5% |
| 1994 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.5% |
| 1995 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.6% |
| 1996 | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8517 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9285 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5898 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8393 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8517 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More social development data for New Zealand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,148 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 58 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 58 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 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 New Zealand?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in New Zealand was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people in 1956.
- How does New Zealand rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 69 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.