Hong Kong SAR, China: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China's intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) fell 0.06 on 2022 (from 0.5 to 0.45).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2022), the average change was −0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.68 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.62 in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 75th highest value of the 78 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2023 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 71st of 78: 0.61
• Switzerland — 72nd of 78: 0.57
• Korea, Rep. — 73rd of 78: 0.49
• Malta — 75th of 78: 0.36
• Japan — 76th of 78: 0.23
• Oman — 77th of 78: 0.16

What this measures

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Limitations: Statistics reported to the United Nations in the context of its various surveys on crime levels and criminal justice trends are incidents of victimization that have been reported to the authorities in any given country. That means that this data is subject to the problems of accuracy of all official crime data. The survey results provide an overview of trends and interrelationships between various parts of the criminal justice system to promote informed decision-making in administration, nationally and internationally. The degree to which different societies apportion the level of culpability to acts resulting in death is also subject to variation.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a aggregate values are computed by unodc. for additional information, please see the unodc website: https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/metadata_intentional_homicide.pdf.

All 21 values

Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.16 (2023)
• Fiji — 1.53 (2023)
• Japan — 0.23 (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.49 (2023)
• Macao SAR, China — 0.61 (2023)
• Mongolia — 10.05 (2023)
• Myanmar — 4.25 (2023)
• New Zealand — 1.81 (2022)
• Philippines — 7.54 (2023)
• Singapore — 0.07 (2023)

More public sector data for Hong Kong SAR, China

• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 0.38 (2023)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 40 (2024)
• Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) — 0.32 (2023)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 48.34 (2024)

Every indicator for Hong Kong SAR, China is on the Hong Kong SAR, China data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male)?

0.45 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 50.88% from 0.91 in 2003 (3.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.94 in 2018 and the lowest 0.21 in 2007.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

75th highest of 78 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

In 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China's intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) fell 0.06 on 2022 (from 0.5 to 0.45). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2022), the average change was −0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.MA.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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