Kuwait vs Norway: Child homicide rate
Kuwait
0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway
0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Kuwait rank
71st
Norway rank
73rd
Child homicide rate over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0184 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4676 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0281 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6552 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2567 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6576 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4423 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2153 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.5729 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4706 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1023 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2881 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8809 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5928 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Kuwait and Norway?
- 0.0184 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Kuwait ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd 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.