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Homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada

Canada: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
74th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1975
All-time low
0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada, 1950–2022

11.522.5195019862022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.6% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada peaked at 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.

That places Canada 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1950 0.9424 deaths per 100,000 people —
1951 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people +10.8%
1952 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
1953 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people +9.5%
1954 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
1955 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
1956 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1957 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1958 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people +13.7%
1959 1 deaths per 100,000 people -14.9%
1960 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people +38.8%
1961 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
1962 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people +17.2%
1963 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
1964 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1965 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
1966 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
1967 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people +23.5%
1968 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
1969 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people +11.0%
1970 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people +12.2%
1971 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people +7.9%
1972 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people +7.3%
1973 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people +4.1%
1974 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
1975 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people +9.6%
1976 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people -9.3%
1977 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people +6.6%
1978 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1979 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
1980 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people -16.0%
1981 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people +11.2%
1982 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people +4.5%
1983 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
1984 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1985 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
1986 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1987 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people +8.8%
1988 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people -14.8%
1989 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people +12.1%
1990 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
1991 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people +9.3%
1992 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1993 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people -13.4%
1994 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people -6.3%
1995 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1996 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1997 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people -16.6%
1998 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people +7.5%
1999 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2000 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
2001 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
2002 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2003 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
2004 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people +14.1%
2005 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people +10.8%
2006 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people -16.1%
2007 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people +4.5%
2008 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
2009 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2010 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
2011 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2012 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people -7.5%
2013 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -10.5%
2014 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2015 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2016 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people -14.0%
2017 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people +14.8%
2018 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people +11.6%
2019 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
2020 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
2021 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people -23.6%
2022 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people -29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9424 deaths per 100,000 people 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1960s 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1970s 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 72 Slovenia 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 76 Hungary 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 77 Cyprus 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Canada was 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Canada rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Canada ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.