Canada vs Greece: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Canada
0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Greece
0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
74th
Greece rank
73rd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Canada
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.0077 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Greece ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9612 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4492 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6477 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8888 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4801 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4893 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1716 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8262 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3107 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Canada or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Canada and Greece?
- 0.0077 deaths per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Greece rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Canada ranks 74th and Greece ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. 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 deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.