Ireland vs Japan: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Ireland
0.135 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
108th
Japan rank
105th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.0404 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 108th and Japan ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2773 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.3166 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6388 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6091 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8691 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8596 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7927 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.189 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.9704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5019 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4685 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2724 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2938 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1374 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1963 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0589 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.0404 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Ireland ranks 108th and Japan ranks 105th 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.