Australia vs Netherlands: Child homicide rate
Australia
0.2633 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Netherlands
0.2674 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Netherlands rank
70th
Child homicide rate over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.2674 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2633 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0041 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 70th of 113 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7755 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5618 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5526 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4311 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5828 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4504 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6369 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9713 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6338 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3374 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6617 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.577 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0847 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4824 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1035 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4265 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3879 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0387 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.2674 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2633 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.0041 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 70th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2026) – 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
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.