Homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand
New Zealand: Homicide rate who age standardized was 1.35 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.35
Change on year
up 58.1%
World rank
52nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
2.33
in 1992
All-time low
0.5039
in 1956
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.35 for homicide rate who age standardized in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand peaked at 2.33 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5039, in 1956.
New Zealand ranks 52nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.18 | +13.4% |
| 1952 | 1 | -15.2% |
| 1953 | 0.8297 | -17.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8593 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | +25.1% |
| 1956 | 0.5039 | -53.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6719 | +33.3% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | +56.3% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 1.01 | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 1.03 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7636 | -25.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5898 | -22.8% |
| 1964 | 1.27 | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7454 | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 1.36 | +81.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7256 | -46.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | +53.7% |
| 1970 | 1.24 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8728 | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8393 | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 1.45 | +72.2% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | +63.5% |
| 1978 | 1.85 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.57 | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 1.33 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.29 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.58 | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 2.01 | +72.6% |
| 1986 | 2.23 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.97 | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.75 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.16 | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 2.32 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 2.33 | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | -38.5% |
| 1994 | 1.94 | +35.5% |
| 1995 | 1.23 | -36.6% |
| 1996 | 1.83 | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.33 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.37 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.78 | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | +58.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8517 | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 | +58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9285 | 0.5039 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.97 | 0.5898 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 0.8393 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 | 1.17 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.23 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0.8517 | 1.35 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in New Zealand was 1.35 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5039 in 1956.
- How does New Zealand rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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