Italy vs Sri Lanka: Child homicide rate
Italy
0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Italy rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
85th
Child homicide rate over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Italy ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 113 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6427 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2204 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4068 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2013 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5302 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8277 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5177 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9959 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4782 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.3747 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6706 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3067 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6969 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0658 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th 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.