Homicide rate who mortality database in Canada
Canada: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.7971 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.7971
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
74th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 1975
All-time low
0.7971
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Homicide rate who mortality database in Canada, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.7971 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Canada peaked at 2.7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7971, in 2022.
Canada ranks 74th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 0.9424 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 | 1.19 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 2.03 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 1.88 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.44 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 0.7971 | 1.48 | 3 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Canada?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Canada was 0.7971 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7971 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Canada ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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