Homicide rate who age standardized in Italy
Italy: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.4148 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4148
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
96th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.84
in 1991
All-time low
0.3802
in 2020
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Italy, 1951–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Italy stood at 0.4148.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Italy peaked at 2.84 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3802, in 2020.
Italy ranks 96th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.23 | 1.54 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.9601 | 0.8102 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.23 | 0.8256 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 | 1.26 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 1.24 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9678 | 0.8489 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6394 | 0.429 | 0.7793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4133 | 0.3802 | 0.4448 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 93 Switzerland 0.4757 compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.4614 compare
- 95 Germany 0.4461 compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 compare
- 99 Maldives 0.3679 compare
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.9 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.642 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.745 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.875 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.756 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Italy?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Italy was 0.4148 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3802 in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Italy ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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