Homicide rate who age standardized in Greece
Greece: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.8048 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8048
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.65
in 2011
All-time low
0.5063
in 1972
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Greece, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Greece stood at 0.8048.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Greece peaked at 1.65 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5063, in 1972.
Greece ranks 73rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9612 | 0.7244 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6477 | 0.5063 | 0.7848 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8888 | 0.6741 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.05 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.7645 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.8074 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8262 | 0.8038 | 0.8698 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Greece?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Greece was 0.8048 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5063 in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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