Australia vs Austria: Child homicide rate
Australia
0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Austria
0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
74th
Austria rank
75th
Child homicide rate over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.
Australia ranks 74th and Austria ranks 75th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Austria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7604 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5279 deaths per 100,000 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.8143 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2213 deaths per 100,000 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8652 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1361 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8901 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.193 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8834 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0844 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5271 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1356 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3208 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1593 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4088 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2744 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1345 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Australia and Austria?
- 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 74th and Austria ranks 75th 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.