Homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands
Netherlands: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 0.6909 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6909
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
151st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.35
in 1996
All-time low
0.5464
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands is 0.6909, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands peaked at 1.35 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5464, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 151st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.8982 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.776 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7227 | 0.5464 | 0.8586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7216 | 0.6861 | 0.7987 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Netherlands was 0.6909 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5464 in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Netherlands ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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