Homicide rate by age of the victim in Ukraine
Ukraine: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.38 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
32nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
15.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1996
All-time low
3.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Ukraine, 1981–2019
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 Ukraine is 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Ukraine peaked at 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 32nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 11.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 13.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 14.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 12.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bahamas 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Ukraine was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Ukraine ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.