Canada vs Mauritius: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Canada
2.89 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mauritius
2.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Canada rank
76th
Mauritius rank
75th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Canada
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 75th of 138 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4731 homicides per 100,000 population | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.526 homicides per 100,000 population | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1767 homicides per 100,000 population | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Canada or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Canada and Mauritius?
- 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritius?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Mauritius rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Canada ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 75th 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.