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Male homicide rate in Czechia

Czechia: Male homicide rate was 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
124th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.85 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2000
All-time low
0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
29
1994–2023

Male homicide rate in Czechia, 1994–2023

0.511.522.531994200820231994: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.974 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.815 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.755 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.696 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.753 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.56 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.694 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.961 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.731 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.385 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.912 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.713 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2023, male homicide rate in Czechia stood at 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Czechia peaked at 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

That places Czechia 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Male homicide rate in Czechia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1994 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population —
1995 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population -5.0%
1996 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population -0.2%
1997 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population +5.2%
1998 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population +1.5%
1999 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population -11.7%
2000 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population +28.7%
2001 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population -38.0%
2002 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population -8.1%
2003 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population +29.4%
2004 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population -20.0%
2005 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population -25.3%
2006 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population +20.2%
2007 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population -7.0%
2008 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population -1.9%
2009 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population -20.4%
2010 0.9739 homicides per 100,000 population -11.2%
2011 0.8152 homicides per 100,000 population -16.3%
2012 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population +35.5%
2013 0.7551 homicides per 100,000 population -31.6%
2014 0.6963 homicides per 100,000 population -7.8%
2015 0.7534 homicides per 100,000 population +8.2%
2016 0.5595 homicides per 100,000 population -25.7%
2017 0.6936 homicides per 100,000 population +24.0%
2019 0.9613 homicides per 100,000 population +38.6%
2020 0.7307 homicides per 100,000 population -24.0%
2021 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population -47.3%
2022 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population +136.8%
2023 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population -21.8%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 44% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Male homicide rate in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +136.8% 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2000s 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.8126 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5595 homicides per 100,000 population 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2020s 0.6853 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 121 Norway 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 122 Austria 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 123 Italy 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 125 Macao 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 126 Switzerland 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 127 Korea 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male homicide rate in Czechia?
Male homicide rate in Czechia was 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male homicide rate recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for male homicide rate?
Czechia ranks 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Male homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
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