Homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye
Türkiye: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye, 2009–2023
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 Türkiye stood at 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye peaked at 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 67th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9809 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 64 Luxembourg 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Jamaica 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people
- 68 Portugal 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Türkiye
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Türkiye was 0.9692 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Türkiye ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.