Azerbaijan vs Hong Kong, China: Homicide rate

Azerbaijan
0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Hong Kong, China
0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Azerbaijan rank
102nd
Hong Kong, China rank
103rd

Homicide rate over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Hong Kong, China
0204060195519862017

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 103rd of 111 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people Azerbaijan
1990s 19.92 deaths per 100,000 people 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people Azerbaijan
2000s 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7444 deaths per 100,000 people 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Azerbaijan or Hong Kong, China?
Azerbaijan, at 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2007.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Azerbaijan and Hong Kong, China?
0.032 deaths per 100,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Hong Kong, China?
23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.
How do Azerbaijan and Hong Kong, China rank globally for homicide rate?
Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.