Homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion
Reunion: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion, 2001–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2016, homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion stood at 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion peaked at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Reunion ranks 52nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +97.1% |
| 2004 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 49 Guadeloupe 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Serbia 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Fiji 1.39 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
- 55 Montenegro 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Reunion
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.55 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.2404 (2024)
- Homicide rate 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 15 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 12 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.83 homicides (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Reunion was 1.38 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Reunion rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Reunion ranks 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.