Canada vs Cyprus: Homicide rate
Canada
0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cyprus
0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
74th
Cyprus rank
77th
Homicide rate over time
- Canada
- Cyprus
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Cyprus ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1582 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1281 deaths per 100,000 people | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1533 deaths per 100,000 people | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Canada or Cyprus?
- Canada, at 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people in Cyprus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Canada and Cyprus?
- 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cyprus?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Cyprus rank globally for homicide rate?
- Canada ranks 74th and Cyprus ranks 77th 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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About this data
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.