Canada vs Israel: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Canada
2.89 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Israel
2.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Canada rank
76th
Israel rank
79th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Canada
- Israel
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population in Israel, a difference of 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Israel ahead.
Canada ranks 76th and Israel ranks 79th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2191 homicides per 100,000 population | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2788 homicides per 100,000 population | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Canada or Israel?
- Canada, at 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Canada and Israel?
- 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Israel?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Israel rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Canada ranks 76th and Israel ranks 79th 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.