Homicide rate by sex in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate by sex was 3.14 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.14
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
73rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
9.61
in 2007
All-time low
3.14
in 2019
Years of data
13
2007–2019
Homicide rate by sex in Belarus, 2007–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.14 for homicide rate by sex 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 in Belarus peaked at 9.61 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.14, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 | 6.54 | 9.61 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 3.14 | 6.01 | 10 |
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- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.221 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.038 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.163 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.07 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.025 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Belarus?
- Homicide rate by sex in Belarus was 3.14 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Belarus ranks 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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