Homicide rate who age standardized in Canada
Canada: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.7971 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.7971
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
74th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 1975
All-time low
0.7971
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Canada, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.7971 for homicide rate who age standardized in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Canada peaked at 2.7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7971, in 2022.
That places Canada 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 0.9424 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 | 1.19 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 2.03 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 1.88 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.44 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 0.7971 | 1.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Canada?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Canada was 0.7971 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7971 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Canada ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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