Homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
98th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1976
All-time low
0.1797 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
72
1950–2021
Homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1950–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1797 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4909 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.4136 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4343 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4447 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4609 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4201 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4083 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.5464 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.8% |
| 1958 | 0.5169 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.5254 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.5289 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.5415 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5962 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5496 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5918 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6153 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7208 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.731 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7433 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7363 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7501 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.874 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.923 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.1% |
| 1974 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9742 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 0.918 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8766 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.898 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9644 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7196 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7354 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8674 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.7% |
| 1994 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9748 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8388 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7011 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7401 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.886 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4013 deaths per 100,000 people | -54.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4534 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4651 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4812 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4324 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.392 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3454 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3123 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2939 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3056 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2293 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2059 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1904 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1797 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4921 deaths per 100,000 people | +173.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5716 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3086 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4083 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5464 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6355 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5289 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7433 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7501 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9059 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4589 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3123 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.886 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1797 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5716 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3434 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3086 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 95 Germany 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Italy 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Maldives 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Kuwait 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Barbados 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1797 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.