Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Female homicide rate

Hong Kong, China
0.318 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy
0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
119th
Italy rank
116th

Female homicide rate over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Italy
0.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.318 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0697 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 119th and Italy ranks 116th of 138 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5171 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5396 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0226 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2010s 0.3891 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4761 homicides per 100,000 population 0.087 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2020s 0.2805 homicides per 100,000 population 0.392 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1114 homicides per 100,000 population Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide rate, Hong Kong, China or Italy?
Italy, at 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.318 homicides per 100,000 population in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in female homicide rate between Hong Kong, China and Italy?
0.0697 homicides per 100,000 population, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for female homicide rate?
Hong Kong, China ranks 119th and Italy ranks 116th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .