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Intentional homicides, female in Finland

Finland: Intentional homicides, female was 0.8118 per 100,000 female in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8118 per 100,000 female
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
84th
of 131 countries
All-time high
2.12 per 100,000 female
in 1992
All-time low
0.5749 per 100,000 female
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Intentional homicides, female in Finland, 1990–2023

0.511.521990200620231990: 1.5 per 100,000 female1991: 1.5 per 100,000 female1992: 2.1 per 100,000 female1993: 1.5 per 100,000 female1994: 1.8 per 100,000 female1995: 1.9 per 100,000 female1996: 1.7 per 100,000 female1997: 1.4 per 100,000 female1998: 1.2 per 100,000 female1999: 1.2 per 100,000 female2000: 1.7 per 100,000 female2001: 1.8 per 100,000 female2002: 1.6 per 100,000 female2003: 1.1 per 100,000 female2004: 1.2 per 100,000 female2005: 1.3 per 100,000 female2006: 1.4 per 100,000 female2007: 1.8 per 100,000 female2008: 1.6 per 100,000 female2009: 1.2 per 100,000 female2010: 0.988 per 100,000 female2011: 1.3 per 100,000 female2012: 1.5 per 100,000 female2013: 0.868 per 100,000 female2014: 0.973 per 100,000 female2015: 0.575 per 100,000 female2016: 0.789 per 100,000 female2017: 1.1 per 100,000 female2018: 0.895 per 100,000 female2019: 1 per 100,000 female2020: 0.822 per 100,000 female2021: 0.963 per 100,000 female2022: 0.888 per 100,000 female2023: 0.812 per 100,000 female

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 Finland is 0.8118 per 100,000 female, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Finland peaked at 2.12 per 100,000 female in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5749 per 100,000 female, in 2015.

Finland ranks 84th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Intentional homicides, female in Finland, year by year

Year per 100,000 female Change
1990 1.48 per 100,000 female —
1991 1.47 per 100,000 female -0.5%
1992 2.12 per 100,000 female +44.0%
1993 1.53 per 100,000 female -27.7%
1994 1.81 per 100,000 female +17.8%
1995 1.86 per 100,000 female +2.7%
1996 1.75 per 100,000 female -5.9%
1997 1.37 per 100,000 female -21.3%
1998 1.2 per 100,000 female -12.8%
1999 1.19 per 100,000 female -0.4%
2000 1.73 per 100,000 female +44.9%
2001 1.79 per 100,000 female +3.8%
2002 1.64 per 100,000 female -8.4%
2003 1.13 per 100,000 female -31.0%
2004 1.24 per 100,000 female +9.1%
2005 1.31 per 100,000 female +5.7%
2006 1.38 per 100,000 female +5.3%
2007 1.78 per 100,000 female +29.2%
2008 1.62 per 100,000 female -8.7%
2009 1.25 per 100,000 female -23.0%
2010 0.9885 per 100,000 female -20.9%
2011 1.35 per 100,000 female +36.5%
2012 1.49 per 100,000 female +10.3%
2013 0.8679 per 100,000 female -41.7%
2014 0.9728 per 100,000 female +12.1%
2015 0.5749 per 100,000 female -40.9%
2016 0.789 per 100,000 female +37.2%
2017 1.07 per 100,000 female +36.2%
2018 0.8946 per 100,000 female -16.7%
2019 1 per 100,000 female +11.9%
2020 0.8219 per 100,000 female -17.9%
2021 0.9634 per 100,000 female +17.2%
2022 0.8877 per 100,000 female -7.9%
2023 0.8118 per 100,000 female -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.58 per 100,000 female 1.19 per 100,000 female 2.12 per 100,000 female 10
2000s 1.49 per 100,000 female 1.13 per 100,000 female 1.79 per 100,000 female 10
2010s 1 per 100,000 female 0.5749 per 100,000 female 1.49 per 100,000 female 10
2020s 0.8712 per 100,000 female 0.8118 per 100,000 female 0.9634 per 100,000 female 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 81 Albania 0.8441 per 100,000 female compare
  2. 82 Estonia 0.8359 per 100,000 female compare
  3. 83 Czechia 0.8212 per 100,000 female compare
  4. 85 Malta 0.7801 per 100,000 female compare
  5. 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7783 per 100,000 female compare
  6. 87 France 0.7623 per 100,000 female compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is intentional homicides, female in Finland?
Intentional homicides, female in Finland was 0.8118 per 100,000 female in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 per 100,000 female in 1992.
What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5749 per 100,000 female in 2015.
How does Finland rank for intentional homicides, female?
Finland ranks 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit
per 100,000 female
Source
UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
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An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.