Homicides in Czechia

Czechia: Homicides was 59.09 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
59.09 deaths
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
164.87 deaths
in 2000
All-time low
59.09 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicides in Czechia, 2000–2021

0501001502000201020212000: 164.9 deaths2001: 148.7 deaths2002: 144.6 deaths2003: 144.2 deaths2004: 134.1 deaths2005: 124 deaths2006: 123.4 deaths2007: 119.5 deaths2008: 111.8 deaths2009: 104 deaths2010: 100.5 deaths2011: 95.7 deaths2012: 95.5 deaths2013: 90.3 deaths2014: 85.2 deaths2015: 81.9 deaths2016: 74.6 deaths2017: 71.5 deaths2018: 69.4 deaths2019: 66.3 deaths2020: 62.4 deaths2021: 59.1 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, homicides in Czechia stood at 59.09 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicides in Czechia peaked at 164.87 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.09 deaths, in 2021.

Czechia ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 131.91 deaths 103.98 deaths 164.87 deaths 10
2010s 83.09 deaths 66.26 deaths 100.52 deaths 10
2020s 60.75 deaths 59.09 deaths 62.41 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 140 Comoros 62.73 deaths compare
  2. 141 New Zealand 62.46 deaths compare
  3. 142 Kuwait 61.17 deaths compare
  4. 144 Finland 58.63 deaths compare
  5. 145 Slovakia 54.41 deaths compare
  6. 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.83 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides in Czechia?
Homicides in Czechia was 59.09 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicides recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 164.87 deaths in 2000.
What is the lowest homicides recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.09 deaths in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for homicides?
Czechia ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicides rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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