Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus, 2011–2019
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
In 2019, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus stood at 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 49.8% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus peaked at 0.4092 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1583 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Belarus ranks 17th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3407 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0.2274 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4092 homicides per 100,000 population | +79.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3406 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2945 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1583 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1809 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3622 homicides per 100,000 population | +100.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 14 North Macedonia 0.2235 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Slovakia 0.2227 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Paraguay 0.2039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Panama 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Argentina 0.1682 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Moldova 0.1417 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belarus was 0.1819 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4092 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1583 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Belarus ranks 17th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.