This statistic shows the death rate for homicide in the United States from 1950 to 2016, by gender. In 2016, there were 9.9 homicide deaths per 100,000 population among males and 2.5 deaths among females.
Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender
Data for 1950 and 1960 Include deaths of persons who were not residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). Underlying cause of death was coded according to the 6th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 1950, 7th Revision in 1960, 8th Revision in 1970, and 9th Revision in 1980-1998. Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD-10.
Rates are age-adjusted. Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based
on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender ." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by Homicide per 100,000 Resident Population in The U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016, by gender [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187597/death-rate-for-homicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
