Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada
Canada: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.64 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada stood at 1.64.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada peaked at 2.06 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2013.
That places Canada 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.77 | — |
| 2001 | 1.78 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.45 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.81 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.64 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.73 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.45 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Canada was 1.64 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 in 2005.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Canada ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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