Italy vs Spain: Child homicide rate
Italy
0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Spain
0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
86th
Spain rank
83rd
Child homicide rate over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0483 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 86th and Spain ranks 83rd of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1134 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5471 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.3998 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0323 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3675 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.4759 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.192 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2839 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5107 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2984 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2123 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.5071 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3033 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2848 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0185 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1805 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2475 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0671 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.1158 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2439 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1281 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0483 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 86th and Spain ranks 83rd 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.