Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — China

Number of intentional homicides in China in 2020 — 7,157 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 128. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 73.8%.

2020 7,157 people −3.01% vs 2019
World rank 119of 128
Period maximum 27,356 people1995
Period minimum 7,157 people2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — China, 1995–2020010,00020,00030,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 27,356 people1996: 25,411 people1997: 26,070 people2002: 26,276 people2003: 24,393 people2004: 24,711 people2005: 20,770 people2006: 17,973 people2007: 16,119 people2008: 14,811 people2009: 14,667 people2010: 13,410 people2011: 12,015 people2012: 11,286 people2013: 10,640 people2014: 10,083 people2015: 9,200 people2016: 8,634 people2017: 7,990 people2018: 7,525 people2019: 7,379 people2020: 7,157 people
Change over the period: −20,199 (−73.84%) Average annual rate: -5.22 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 7,157 people
World 418,345 people
Eastern Asia computed 8,012 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 138,264 people
Number of intentional homicides — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 7,157 −222 −3.01%
2019 7,379 −146 −1.94%
2018 7,525 −465 −5.82%
2017 7,990 −644 −7.46%
2016 8,634 −566 −6.15%
2015 9,200 −883 −8.76%
2014 10,083 −557 −5.23%
2013 10,640 −646 −5.72%
2012 11,286 −729 −6.07%
2011 12,015 −1,395 −10.4%
2010 13,410 −1,257 −8.57%
2009 14,667 −144 −0.97%
2008 14,811 −1,308 −8.11%
2007 16,119 −1,854 −10.32%
2006 17,973 −2,797 −13.47%
2005 20,770 −3,941 −15.95%
2004 24,711 +318 +1.3%
2003 24,393 −1,883 −7.17%
2002 26,276
1997 26,070 +659 +2.59%
1996 25,411 −1,945 −7.11%
1995 27,356

Eastern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.