Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia
Slovakia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 56.1%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1997
All-time low
0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
28
1992–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia, 1992–2023
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 Slovakia is 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 56.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia peaked at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 79th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8674 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6813 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5691 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5317 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5678 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4603 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8224 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5517 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 76 Hungary 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Cyprus 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 France 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Denmark 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovakia was 0.7187 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 1997.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Slovakia ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.