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
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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

Indicator
Child homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.