Homicide rate who vs unodc in China
China: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 0.5019 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.5019
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
162nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.24
in 1995
All-time low
0.5019
in 2020
Years of data
22
1995–2020
Homicide rate who vs unodc in China, 1995–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who vs unodc in China is 0.5019, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in China peaked at 2.24 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5019, in 2020.
China ranks 162nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.24 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.09 | 2.04 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7086 | 0.5184 | 0.9922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5019 | 0.5019 | 0.5019 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More social development data for China
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 230 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 153,962 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.179 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.039 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.072 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.03 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.045 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in China?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in China was 0.5019 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5019 in 2020.
- How does China rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- China ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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