Homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands
Netherlands: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.5874 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands is 0.5874, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands peaked at 1.37 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1653, in 1956.
That places Netherlands 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3118 | 0.1653 | 0.4054 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3767 | 0.2372 | 0.5203 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7047 | 0.4985 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9044 | 0.7845 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.9029 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.7892 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7283 | 0.5696 | 0.8968 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6415 | 0.5874 | 0.7121 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Netherlands was 0.5874 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1653 in 1956.
- How does Netherlands rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Netherlands ranks 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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