Homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.39 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 74.7%
World rank
50th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
0.7953 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia, 1998–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia stood at 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.7% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia peaked at 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7953 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 50th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.7% |
| 2009 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7953 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7953 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 47 Estonia 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Israel 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Guadeloupe 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Fiji 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Reunion 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 New Zealand 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Serbia
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Serbia was 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7953 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.