South Korea vs Lithuania: Child homicide rate
South Korea
0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania
0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
South Korea rank
42nd
Lithuania rank
43rd
Child homicide rate over time
- South Korea
- Lithuania
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.
South Korea ranks 42nd and Lithuania ranks 43rd of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6426 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.7903 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.7863 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9765 deaths per 100,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.6743 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7044 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0301 deaths per 100,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.5784 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2777 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, South Korea or Lithuania?
- South Korea, at 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between South Korea and Lithuania?
- 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for child homicide rate?
- South Korea ranks 42nd and Lithuania ranks 43rd 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
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.