Australia vs Kuwait: Child homicide rate
Australia
0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait
0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
74th
Kuwait rank
71st
Child homicide rate over time
- Australia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Australia ranks 74th and Kuwait ranks 71st of 113 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9594 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4676 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4919 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6857 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9739 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6576 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5903 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0724 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1825 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2606 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0475 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Australia and Kuwait?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 74th and Kuwait ranks 71st 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.