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

Hong Kong, China, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Singapore as of 2017.

What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?

0.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1963 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 Singapore: Share of deaths from homicide

Hong Kong, China

0.0%

in 2017

Singapore

0.0%

in 2022

Hong Kong, China rank

108th

Singapore rank

111th

Share of deaths from homicide over time

Hong Kong, China
Singapore

How they compare

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

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 2.0 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 111th of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?: Hong Kong, China ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 111th 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.