Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China
China: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.6717 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China is 0.6717, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China peaked at 2.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6717, in 2021.
China ranks 172nd of 184 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.39 | — |
| 2001 | 2.19 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.01 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.63 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.48 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.26 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9994 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9593 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9341 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.916 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8228 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7821 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7247 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6717 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.26 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9856 | 0.7821 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6982 | 0.6717 | 0.7247 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 169 Republic of Korea 0.7399 compare
- 170 Poland 0.6813 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.6727 compare
- 173 Italy 0.6416 compare
- 174 Netherlands 0.5762 compare
- 175 Norway 0.5643 compare
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in China was 0.6717 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6717 in 2021.
- How does China rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- China ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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