Homicide rate who age standardized in France
France: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.7247 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.7247
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
78th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.19
in 1958
All-time low
0.3821
in 2017
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in France, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.7247 for homicide rate who age standardized in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in France peaked at 2.19 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.3821, in 2017.
That places France 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 0.583 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 0.7038 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9117 | 0.7367 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0.9985 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.7147 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7469 | 0.6036 | 0.8541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.548 | 0.3821 | 0.6435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7042 | 0.6511 | 0.7367 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in France?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in France was 0.7247 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 in 1958.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 in 2017.
- How does France rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- France ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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