Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia
Slovenia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia, 1985–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia peaked at 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Slovenia ranks 72nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1986 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.6% |
| 1990 | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.4% |
| 1994 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.4% |
| 1999 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8032 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +74.7% |
| 2003 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6472 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6374 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.488 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9257 deaths per 100,000 people | +89.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7781 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9701 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6301 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6782 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7259 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7619 deaths per 100,000 people | +74.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5773 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9143 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.768 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5773 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9143 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Canada 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Slovenia was 0.8185 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Slovenia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Slovenia ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.