Argentina vs Chile: Child homicide rate
Argentina
1.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Chile
1.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
25th
Chile rank
23rd
Child homicide rate over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Argentina ranks 25th and Chile ranks 23rd of 113 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4421 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9282 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9748 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8748 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9899 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4314 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4534 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1439 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Argentina or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Argentina ranks 25th and Chile ranks 23rd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.