Female homicide rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Female homicide rate was 1.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.4
Change on year
up 148.0%
World rank
62nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2020
All-time low
0.565
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Female homicide rate in Bhutan, 2015–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.4 for female homicide rate in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 148.0% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female homicide rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5849 | — |
| 2016 | 1.16 | +98.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5695 | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 0.565 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +148.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8054 | 0.565 | 1.16 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 59 Mauritius 1.57 compare
- 60 Luxembourg 1.54 compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 1.41 compare
- 63 Chile 1.4 compare
- 64 Reunion 1.33
- 65 Brunei 1.33
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bhutan?
- Female homicide rate in Bhutan was 1.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for female homicide rate?
- Bhutan ranks 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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