Homicide rate who vs unodc in Japan
Japan: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 0.2292 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2292
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
167th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.6124
in 1998
All-time low
0.2268
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Japan, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.2292 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Japan peaked at 0.6124 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2268, in 2021.
Japan ranks 167th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5626 | 0.5158 | 0.6124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5033 | 0.3947 | 0.5477 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2968 | 0.2408 | 0.3628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2347 | 0.2268 | 0.2518 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.925 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.734 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.819 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.924 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.847 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.526 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Japan?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Japan was 0.2292 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6124 in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2268 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Japan ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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