Germany vs Romania: Child homicide rate

Germany
0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Romania
0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
66th
Romania rank
63rd

Child homicide rate over time

  • Germany
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Germany ranks 66th and Romania ranks 63rd of 113 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6747 deaths per 100,000 people 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3815 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2000s 0.4363 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9203 deaths per 100,000 people 0.484 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2010s 0.3636 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4841 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1204 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2020s 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3383 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0338 deaths per 100,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child homicide rate, Germany or Romania?
Romania, at 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in child homicide rate between Germany and Romania?
0.0102 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Germany and Romania rank globally for child homicide rate?
Germany ranks 66th and Romania ranks 63rd 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.