Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Hong Kong, China
0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Japan
0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
128th
Japan rank
130th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.2148 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Japan ranks 130th of 138 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5772 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5064 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0708 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.4769 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2773 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1995 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.4155 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2226 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1928 homicides per 100,000 population | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.2148 homicides per 100,000 population, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Japan ranks 130th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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.