Australia vs Cyprus: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Australia
1.16 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Cyprus
1.17 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Australia rank
105th
Cyprus rank
104th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Australia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.01 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cyprus ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and Cyprus ranks 104th of 138 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.501 homicides per 100,000 population | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1011 homicides per 100,000 population | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0924 homicides per 100,000 population | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Australia or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Australia and Cyprus?
- 0.01 homicides per 100,000 population, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cyprus?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cyprus rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Australia ranks 105th and Cyprus ranks 104th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.