Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belarus, 2007–2019
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belarus peaked at 9.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Belarus 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belarus, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.61 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 8.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 6.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 6.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 5.23 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.09 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 70 Lithuania 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 Bhutan 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (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 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 sex of the victim in Belarus?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belarus was 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Belarus ranks 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.