Homicide Rate in Ireland: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

The statistics of a life are often measured by the absence of violence. A homicide rate is more than a data point; it is a tally of survival and a record of human security. When a rate sits at 0.7 per 100,000 in the 2020s, it reflects a profound shift in the safety of daily existence. Every reduction in this number represents families that remained intact and a society that evolved to prioritize the sanctity of the individual.

The historical arc reveals a steady decline over three centuries. In the 1800s estimate, the rate was 5.13, but by 1900 it was 2 per 100,000. This downward trajectory remained consistent through the 1950s at 1.12, the 1990s at 0.96, and the 2010s at 0.83. This movement from the turbulence of the earliest estimates toward a projected 2100s projection of 0.46 marks a long-term maturation of civic stability and peace.

Today, Ireland ranks #14 of 157 countries, defining a modern landscape of relative security. If you were born in the 1820s estimate, the world operated under the weight of a 4.5 rate; by the 1940s estimate of 1.3, the experience of citizenship had transformed. With a 2030s projection of 0.67, the boundaries of risk continue to shrink. These probabilities define the statistical environment of every person who has navigated life in this place.

Compare your own lifespan against these shifting probabilities to see where you rank among everyone ever born on MYRIAD.