New Zealand vs Sweden: Child homicide rate
New Zealand
0.7912 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Sweden
0.825 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
35th
Sweden rank
34th
Child homicide rate over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7912 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0338 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6747 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7996 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1249 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9694 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6637 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3057 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6604 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4612 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5724 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4392 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5367 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7169 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4172 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6927 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6778 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2349 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7912 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.0338 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for child homicide rate?
- New Zealand ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th 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.