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Standardised death rate due to homicide

Standardised death rate due to homicide. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 0.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 0.5 0.6 0.7
2019 0.6 0.6 0.7
2018 0.5 0.6 0.7
2017 0.7 0.6 0.7
2016 0.5 0.6 0.7
2015 0.5 0.6 0.8
2014 0.6 0.6 0.8
2013 0.5 0.7 0.9
2012 0.8 0.6 0.9
2011 0.7 0.7 0.9
2010 0.8 0.7 1.0 (e) Estimated value
2009 0.7 0.7 1.0 (e) Estimated value
2008 0.5 0.8 1.1 (e) Estimated value
2007 0.5 0.7 1.1 (e) Estimated value
2006 0.6 0.8 1.1 (e) Estimated value
2005 0.6 0.9 1.2 (e) Estimated value
2004 0.7 1.3 1.4 (e) Estimated value
2003 0.8 1.0 1.4 (e) Estimated value
2002 0.8 1.0 1.4 (e) Estimated value
2001 1.0 1.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2000 0.8 1.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number per every 100,000 inhabitants.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Health. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Indicador ODS Indicator 16.10 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals

Last update: November 30, 2023.

CMORT

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on Cause of Death (CMORT).

Methodological note

The indicator measures the standardised death rate of homicide and injuries inflicted by another person with the intent to injure or kill by any means, including 'late effects' from assault (Tenth International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes X85 to Y09 and Y87.1). It does not include deaths due to legal interventions or war (ICD-10 codes Y35 and Y36). The rate is calculated by dividing the number of people dying due to homicide or assault by the total population.

Data on causes of death (CD) refer to the underlying cause which - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - is "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury". CD data are derived from death certificates. The medical certification of death is an obligation in all Member States.

The data are presented as standardised death rates, meaning they are adjusted to a standard age distribution in order to measure death rates independently of different age structures of populations. This approach improves comparability over time and between countries. The standardised death rates used here are calculated on the basis of the standard European population.