Victims of intentional homicide

Target 16.1: Reduce violence everywhere

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

Go to target 16.2

Indicators

16.1.1: Victims of intentional homicide

16.1.2: Conflict-related deaths

16.1.3: Physical, psycological or sexual violence

16.1.4: Feeling safe

16.1.1

16.1.2 16.1.3 16.1.4

Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age

Victims of intentional homicide (per cent of population)

Area: Total | Unit: Per 100,000 persons

Unit: Per 100,000 persons


	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024


Sex, total
Age, total	1.2	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.6	1.0	0.8	0.8

0-4 years	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.3	0.3	..	0.3	0.6	0.3	..

5-9 years	..	..	1.2	0.3	0.9	..	..	0.3	..	..	..

10-14 years	..	..	..	0.6	0.3	..	..	..	..	0.6	0.3

15-19 years	..	1.1	..	0.9	..	0.9	0.9	1.8	0.9	1.1	0.9

20-24 years	0.8	1.8	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.8	2.7	1.6	1.6	0.5	0.8

25-29 years	1.5	0.3	2.2	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.5

30-39 years	1.8	1.6	1.2	1.9	1.6	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.4	1.2	0.9

40-49 years	2.4	1.1	0.6	0.6	1.7	0.7	0.9	0.7	1.5	0.8	1.8

50-59 years	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.2	1.4	1.1	1.1

60-69 years	1.3	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.3

70 years and over	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.4	0.3	1.0	0.9	0.7


Men
Age, total	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.1	1.3

0-4 years	1.9	0.7	1.3	2.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

5-9 years	..	..	..	..	1.2	..	..	0.6	..	..	..

10-14 years	..	..	..	1.2	0.6	..	..	..	..	..	..

15-19 years	..	2.2	..	1.1	..	1.7	1.1	2.9	1.1	1.7	1.7

20-24 years	1.1	2.6	2.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	4.7	2.6	1.1	0.5	1.1

25-29 years	1.2	..	2.1	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	1.4	2.9

30-39 years	1.5	1.5	1.8	2.6	2.0	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.6	2.4	1.8

40-49 years	2.7	1.5	1.0	0.8	2.1	0.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	1.7	3.1

50-59 years	1.1	1.3	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	1.5

60-69 years	2.1	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.3

70 years and over	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.9	1.4	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.7	0.7


Women
Age, total	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.4

0-4 years	0.7	0.7	..	0.7	0.7	0.7	..	0.7	1.3	0.7	..

5-9 years	..	..	2.5	0.6	0.6	..	..	..	..	..	..

10-14 years	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.3	0.6

15-19 years	..	..	..	0.6	..	..	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	..

20-24 years	0.6	1.1	0.5	..	0.5	..	0.5	0.5	2.2	0.5	0.5

25-29 years	1.8	0.6	2.2	0.5	0.5	1.0	..	0.5	0.5	0.5	..

30-39 years	2.1	1.8	0.6	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.9	0.3	1.1	..	..

40-49 years	2.0	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.3	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.5	..	0.6

50-59 years	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.8	0.5	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.7

60-69 years	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.9	0.3

70 years and over	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6

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Definition

The indicator is calculated by Statistics Denmark. The number of victims of intentional homicide or violence resulting in deaths in proportion to 100,000 people in the population. The indicator is based on the UN definition.

Last updated:

11-12-2025

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