Homicides in Czechia
Czechia: Homicides was 64 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Czechia, 1986–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides in Czechia stood at 64 deaths.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Czechia peaked at 235 deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 51 deaths, in 2021.
That places Czechia 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 101.25 deaths | 85 deaths | 110 deaths | 4 |
| 1990s | 188.4 deaths | 151 deaths | 235 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.7 deaths | 79 deaths | 154 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 deaths | 53 deaths | 92 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5 deaths | 51 deaths | 75 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More social development data for Czechia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.849 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.947 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.872 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Czechia?
- Homicides in Czechia was 64 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 235 deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 deaths in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for homicides?
- Czechia ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.