Australia vs Japan: Homicides

Australia

236.54 deaths

in 2021

Japan

226.32 deaths

in 2021

Australia rank

105th

Japan rank

106th

Homicides over time

Australia currently reports 236.54 deaths against 226.32 deaths in Japan, a difference of 10.22 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 105th and Japan ranks 106th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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