Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Belgium
Belgium: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) was 0.1875 per 100,000 female in 2021. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, female in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, female in Belgium is 0.1875 per 100,000 female, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.1% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Belgium peaked at 2.5 per 100,000 female in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1875 per 100,000 female, in 2021.
That places Belgium 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.59 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2001 | 1.96 per 100,000 female | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 per 100,000 female | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 1.78 per 100,000 female | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 2.38 per 100,000 female | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 1.72 per 100,000 female | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 1.63 per 100,000 female | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.61 per 100,000 female | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 per 100,000 female | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 1.38 per 100,000 female | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.25 per 100,000 female | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.64 per 100,000 female | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 1.37 per 100,000 female | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.74 per 100,000 female | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 per 100,000 female | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 per 100,000 female | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 1.16 per 100,000 female | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 1.59 per 100,000 female | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 per 100,000 female | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9439 per 100,000 female | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1875 per 100,000 female | -80.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1875 per 100,000 female is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7959 per 100,000 female, 24% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1875 per 100,000 female is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6954 per 100,000 female, 27% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 per 100,000 female | 1.31 per 100,000 female | 2.5 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 per 100,000 female | 0.9439 per 100,000 female | 1.83 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 per 100,000 female | 0.1875 per 100,000 female | 0.1875 per 100,000 female | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in Belgium?
- Intentional homicides, female in Belgium was 0.1875 per 100,000 female in 2021, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 per 100,000 female in 2002.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1875 per 100,000 female in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for intentional homicides, female?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.