Homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria
Syria: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria, 1998–2010
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 Syria is 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria peaked at 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5946 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Syria ranks 66th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8767 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +303.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7924 deaths per 100,000 people | -77.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5946 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +303.2% | 0.8767 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5946 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Syria was 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5946 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Syria rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Syria ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2010.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.