Hong Kong vs Japan: Homicide rate who mortality database

Hong Kong
0.1894
in 2017
Japan
0.1906
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
105th
Japan rank
104th

Homicide rate who mortality database over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1906 against 0.1894 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0012.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 105th and Japan ranks 104th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.58 2.12 0.5363 Japan
1960s 1.15 1.53 0.3814 Japan
1970s 1.96 1.25 0.7151 Hong Kong
1980s 1.49 0.8596 0.6322 Hong Kong
1990s 1.27 0.6038 0.6702 Hong Kong
2000s 0.6395 0.5019 0.1376 Hong Kong
2010s 0.2944 0.2823 0.0121 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate who mortality database, Hong Kong or Japan?
Japan, at 0.1906 against 0.1894 in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate who mortality database between Hong Kong and Japan?
0.0012, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for homicide rate who mortality database?
Hong Kong ranks 105th and Japan ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate who mortality database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,851 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed