Homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway
Norway: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 51.0%
World rank
85th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
Years of data
66
1951–2016
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway, 1951–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway peaked at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1955.
Norway ranks 85th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.3338 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1952 | 0.3607 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3572 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3538 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3755 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.1% |
| 1957 | 0.5438 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.8% |
| 1958 | 0.5389 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4184 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4397 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6546 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5143 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5372 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4264 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4492 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6023 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7011 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5637 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7374 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7551 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6273 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6987 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7451 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8162 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7392 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9331 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9633 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +61.9% |
| 1987 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.974 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.784 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9307 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9703 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8517 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8594 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8493 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6273 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9655 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7008 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5663 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.642 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.675 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +241.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5978 deaths per 100,000 people | -74.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9842 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6034 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4046 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3974 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5438 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5186 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4184 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7011 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5637 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9331 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9633 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.784 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5663 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4046 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Republic of Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Austria 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Czechia 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Armenia 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Norway was 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
- How does Norway rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Norway ranks 85th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.