Homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.1894 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.1894
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
105th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 1976
All-time low
0.1798
in 2014
Years of data
63
1955–2017
Homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong, 1955–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.1894 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2017.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong peaked at 4.05 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1798, in 2014.
Hong Kong ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.33 | — |
| 1956 | 3.44 | +157.4% |
| 1957 | 0.8488 | -75.3% |
| 1958 | 1.2 | +41.7% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | -9.5% |
| 1960 | 0.9432 | -13.3% |
| 1961 | 0.8838 | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6656 | -24.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9062 | +36.1% |
| 1964 | 1.26 | +38.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8894 | -29.2% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 2.12 | +102.7% |
| 1968 | 1.79 | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9835 | -45.0% |
| 1970 | 1.44 | +46.4% |
| 1971 | 1.98 | +37.4% |
| 1972 | 1.84 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2 | +73.9% |
| 1974 | 2.45 | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8709 | -64.4% |
| 1976 | 4.05 | +365.0% |
| 1977 | 1.42 | -65.0% |
| 1978 | 1.39 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | -28.0% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +63.8% |
| 1981 | 2.02 | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 1.97 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.41 | -28.3% |
| 1984 | 1.72 | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 1.48 | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 1.18 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 1.25 | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 1.98 | +58.5% |
| 1991 | 1.77 | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 1.26 | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9789 | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8702 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7745 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.949 | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9063 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6339 | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5284 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5104 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3325 | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3306 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5593 | +69.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5268 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3252 | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2517 | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3761 | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1798 | -52.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3017 | +67.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2045 | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1894 | -7.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.1894 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.1894 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8065, 23% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +365.0% | 0.8709 | 4.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.58 | 0.8488 | 3.44 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.15 | 0.6656 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.96 | 0.8709 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 | 1.07 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 0.9789 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6395 | 0.3306 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2944 | 0.1798 | 0.5268 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Hong Kong was 0.1894 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 1976.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1798 in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Hong Kong ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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