Canada vs China: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Canada
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Canada rank
55th
China rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 55th and China ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2293 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2293 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Canada and China?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Canada ranks 55th and China ranks 55th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.