Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Female homicide rate was 0.7783 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.7783, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.33 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2889, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 86th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7017 | — |
| 2000 | 0.9217 | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7388 | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.501 | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8159 | +62.9% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +52.8% |
| 2013 | 0.739 | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5881 | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9749 | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8231 | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.556 | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4503 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5698 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2889 | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4114 | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.714 | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7783 | +9.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.7783 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.7783 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7017 | 0.7017 | 0.7017 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.7388 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7265 | 0.4503 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5481 | 0.2889 | 0.7783 | 4 |
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More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.7783 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2001.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2889 in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for female homicide rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 86th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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