What is homicide rate in Czechia?

Homicide rate in Czechia was 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.

What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.

How does Czechia rank for homicide rate?

Czechia ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is homicide rate rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Czechia data come from?

The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicide rate in Czechia

Name: Homicide rate in Czechia
Creator: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Homicide rate was 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.56 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

182nd

of 194 countries

All-time high

1.61 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2000

All-time low

0.56 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Years of data

2000–2021

Homicide rate in Czechia, 2000–2021

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Czechia is 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Czechia peaked at 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Czechia 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	1 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	0.791 deaths per 100,000 people	0.63 deaths per 100,000 people	0.96 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0.575 deaths per 100,000 people	0.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.59 deaths per 100,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Czechia

180 Italy 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
181 Netherlands 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
182 Norway 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
184 Spain 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
185 Austria 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More social development data for Czechia

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.849 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.947 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.872 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Czechia?: Homicide rate in Czechia was 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for homicide rate?: Czechia ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?: The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.