Australia vs Canada: Share of deaths from homicide
Australia
0.1436
in 2024
Canada
0.1389
in 2024
Australia rank
66th
Canada rank
67th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1436 against 0.1389 in Canada, a difference of 0.0047.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 66th and Canada ranks 67th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1488 | 0.1271 | 0.0217 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.1623 | 0.1861 | 0.0239 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.2221 | 0.3315 | 0.1094 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.2662 | 0.305 | 0.0388 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.257 | 0.2504 | 0.0066 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1923 | 0.219 | 0.0266 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1661 | 0.1908 | 0.0247 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.1382 | 0.1483 | 0.0101 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.1436 against 0.1389 in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0047, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Australia ranks 66th and Canada ranks 67th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.