Share of deaths from homicide in Canada
Canada: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 33.8%
World rank
79th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1975
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Share of deaths from homicide in Canada, 1950–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of deaths from homicide in Canada stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Canada peaked at 0.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places Canada 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +41.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Canada?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Canada was 0.1% in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Canada ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.