Homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America
United States of America: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.42 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
22nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
10.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1980
All-time low
4.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1957
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America, 1950–2022
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 United States of America is 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America peaked at 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1957.
United States of America ranks 22nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1954 | 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1956 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 6.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 9.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 9.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 10.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 8.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 8.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Philippines 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Grenada 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Suriname 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in United States of America was 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1957.
- How does United States of America rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.