Hong Kong vs Japan: Child homicide rate
Hong Kong
0.085 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Japan
0.073 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
88th
Japan rank
89th
Child homicide rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 88th and Japan ranks 89th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4105 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.5121 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.867 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4368 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9248 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1263 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.9484 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4056 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.6556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4236 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.232 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.2976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2261 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0715 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 88th and Japan ranks 89th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.