China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Homicides

China

9,573 deaths

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo

11,865 deaths

in 2021

China rank

14th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Homicides over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11,865 deaths against 9,573 deaths in China, a difference of 2,292 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 14th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th 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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