Hong Kong vs Italy: Child homicide rate
Hong Kong
0.085 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Italy
0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
88th
Italy rank
90th
Child homicide rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Italy
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0168 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 88th and Italy ranks 90th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4105 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6493 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2388 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.5121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1108 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4772 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5871 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.514 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.9484 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4368 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.6556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.303 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3526 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.2976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1868 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1108 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Hong Kong or Italy?
- Hong Kong, at 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2017.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Hong Kong and Italy?
- 0.0168 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong and Italy rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 88th and Italy ranks 90th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.