Homicide rate who age standardized in Romania
Romania: Homicide rate who age standardized was 1.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate who age standardized in Romania, 1989–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Romania stood at 1.21. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Romania peaked at 5.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2022.
Romania ranks 56th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 3.35 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.08 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.39 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 53 New Zealand 1.35 compare
- 54 Thailand 1.3 compare
- 55 Montenegro 1.29 compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 1.18 compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 1.13 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.877 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.464 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.806 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.777 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Romania?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Romania was 1.21 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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