Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China
China: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 0.5 for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China peaked at 2.04 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2020.
That places China 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.04 | — |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.59 | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.99 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.88 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.77 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.66 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.61 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.57 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.53 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.52 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.54, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.09 | 2.04 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.708 | 0.52 | 0.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 170 Italy 0.55 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.52 compare
- 171 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 0.52 compare
- 173 Switzerland 0.5 compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.49 compare
- 175 Republic of Korea 0.49 compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.49 compare
- 175 Korea 0.49 compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in China was 0.5 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- How does China rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- China ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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