Australia vs Japan: Homicides

Australia

235 deaths

in 2023

Japan

214 deaths

in 2022

Australia rank

37th

Japan rank

40th

Homicides over time

Australia currently reports 235 deaths against 214 deaths in Japan, a difference of 21 deaths.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 37th and Japan ranks 40th of 113 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides.