Which has higher homicides, China or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11,865 deaths against 9,573 deaths in China as of 2021.

What is the difference in homicides between China and Democratic Republic of Congo?

2,292 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of Congo?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Homicides (World Health)

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 (World Health) over time

China
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

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.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22,957 deaths	7,709 deaths	15,249 deaths	China
2010s	13,651 deaths	10,006 deaths	3,646 deaths	China
2020s	9,947 deaths	11,688 deaths	1,741 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, China or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11,865 deaths against 9,573 deaths in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicides between China and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 2,292 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for homicides?: China ranks 14th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 30 October 2026

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