Homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland
Switzerland: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.4757 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland, 1951β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland is 0.4757, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland peaked at 1.6 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3668, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9651 | 0.6515 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.7103 | 0.5378 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8579 | 0.6796 | 0.9628 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0.9314 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 0.8273 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7837 | 0.5623 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4684 | 0.3668 | 0.5675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4404 | 0.3875 | 0.5084 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 0.5422 compare
- 90 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.5325 compare
- 91 Poland, Republic of 0.508 compare
- 93 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.4614 compare
- 94 Germany 0.4461 compare
- 95 Italy 0.4148 compare
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.95 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.843 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.882 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.917 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Switzerland was 0.4757 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3668 in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Switzerland ranks 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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