Japan vs Poland: Child homicide rate
Japan
0.0933 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Poland
0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
90th
Poland rank
87th
Child homicide rate over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0933 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0278 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 90th and Poland ranks 87th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.976 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4841 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8603 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3937 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5328 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1021 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0222 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2197 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0081 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.1392 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1584 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0933 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Japan and Poland?
- 0.0278 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Japan ranks 90th and Poland ranks 87th 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.