Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Hong Kong, China or Italy?

Italy, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?

63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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.

Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Share of deaths from homicide

Hong Kong, China

0.0%

in 2017

Italy

0.0%

in 2022

Hong Kong, China rank

108th

Italy rank

107th

Share of deaths from homicide over time

Hong Kong, China
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 108th and Italy ranks 107th of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Hong Kong, China or Italy?: Italy, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Hong Kong, China and Italy?: 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?: Hong Kong, China ranks 108th and Italy ranks 107th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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.

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Indicator: Share of deaths from homicide
Unit: %
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.