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Intentional homicides — China

Intentional homicides in China in 2020 — 0.5 per 100k. Ranked 12 in the world out of 129. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 77.6%.

2020 0.5 per 100k −3.18% vs 2019
World rank 12of 129
Period maximum 2.24 per 100k1995
Period minimum 0.5 per 100k2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — China, 1995–202001231995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2.24 per 100k1996: 2.06 per 100k1997: 2.1 per 100k2002: 2.04 per 100k2003: 1.88 per 100k2004: 1.9 per 100k2005: 1.59 per 100k2006: 1.36 per 100k2007: 1.22 per 100k2008: 1.11 per 100k2009: 1.09 per 100k2010: 0.99 per 100k2011: 0.88 per 100k2012: 0.82 per 100k2013: 0.77 per 100k2014: 0.73 per 100k2015: 0.66 per 100k2016: 0.61 per 100k2017: 0.57 per 100k2018: 0.53 per 100k2019: 0.52 per 100k2020: 0.5 per 100k
Change over the period: −1.74 (−77.62%) Average annual rate: -5.81 %

Comparison, 2020

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

China 0.5 per 100k
World 5.3 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 0.9 per 100k
Eastern Asia computed 0.5 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.21 per 100k
Intentional homicides — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2020 0.5 −0.02 −3.18%
2019 0.52 −0.01 −2.25%
2018 0.53 −0.04 −6.26%
2017 0.57 −0.05 −8%
2016 0.61 −0.04 −6.68%
2015 0.66 −0.07 −9.29%
2014 0.73 −0.05 −5.85%
2013 0.77 −0.05 −6.37%
2012 0.82 −0.06 −6.7%
2011 0.88 −0.11 −10.98%
2010 0.99 −0.1 −9.18%
2009 1.09 −0.02 −1.61%
2008 1.11 −0.11 −8.67%
2007 1.22 −0.15 −10.84%
2006 1.36 −0.22 −13.99%
2005 1.59 −0.31 −16.46%
2004 1.9 +0.01 +0.71%
2003 1.88 −0.16 −7.71%
2002 2.04 — —
1997 2.1 +0.04 +1.75%
1996 2.06 −0.18 −7.93%
1995 2.24 — —

Eastern Asia, 2020

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

JP Japan 0.25 MO Macao 0.29 HK Hong Kong 0.29 CN China 0.5 KR South Korea 0.59 MN Mongolia 6.23
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About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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