Child homicide rate by country
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.
Countries reporting
112
Highest
20.7 deaths per 100,000 people
Venezuela
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Martinique
Median
0.4332 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,869
What the numbers show
Child homicide rate is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 20.7 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4332 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 420.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).
Child homicide rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 20.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 14.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 9 | Guyana | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Ecuador | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 12 | United States | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Guatemala | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Iceland | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 22 | French Guiana | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 59.9% | flat |
| 30 | Suriname | 0.9714 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Guadeloupe | 0.912 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cuba | 0.8298 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 100.1% | falling |
| 35 | New Zealand | 0.7912 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mayotte | 0.7848 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 0.7778 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Iran | 0.7717 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 39 | Maldives | 0.7436 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 0.7056 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 0.6594 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 0.5871 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 0.5857 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 0.5378 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 162.0% | falling |
| 47 | South Korea | 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 48 | Moldova | 0.5266 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Finland | 0.5245 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Austria | 0.5097 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 329.7% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 0.5072 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 0.5038 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 0.4899 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | France | 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 55 | Ukraine | 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 56 | Russia | 0.4546 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Syria | 0.4118 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.4037 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 0.3885 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 420.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Reunion | 0.3614 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Mauritius | 0.3447 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 0.3408 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 0.3401 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.3327 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 65 | Turkey | 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 66 | Romania | 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 0.3065 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.3021 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 0.2914 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0.2674 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.2671 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 0.2637 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia | 0.2633 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.246 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 76 | Norway | 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 0.2329 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 0.2314 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 79 | Mongolia | 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.2167 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1811 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 0.1809 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 83 | Spain | 0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 0.1479 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 86 | Italy | 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 87 | Poland | 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 0.1005 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 88.6% | falling |
| 90 | Japan | 0.0933 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 0.0872 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Hong Kong | 0.0862 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | 0.039 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.0219 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Bahamas | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Brunei | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Fiji | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Grenada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Qatar | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Singapore | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Martinique | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.