Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Homicide rate
Hong Kong, China
0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Japan
0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
103rd
Japan rank
105th
Homicide rate over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5363 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3814 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7151 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8596 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6322 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6702 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.6395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5019 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1376 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.2944 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2823 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0121 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for homicide rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 105th 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.