Homicide rate in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
3.22 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
33rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
3.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
29
1981–2018
Homicide rate in Belarus, 1981–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2018, homicide rate in Belarus stood at 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Belarus peaked at 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 33rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 10.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 11 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 11.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bahamas 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people 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 in Belarus?
- Homicide rate in Belarus was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate?
- Belarus ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.