Child homicide rate by country
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.
Countries reporting
107
Highest
20.09 deaths per 100,000 people
Venezuela
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Slovenia
Median
0.363 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,903
What the numbers show
Child homicide rate is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 418.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Child homicide rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 132.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 10 | Belize | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Guyana | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Guatemala | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 22 | French Guiana | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 28 | Suriname | 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 0.8607 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 31 | Cuba | 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 0.8237 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 99.8% | falling |
| 33 | New Zealand | 0.7911 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 34 | Iran | 0.741 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 35 | Maldives | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.6328 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 0.6151 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 42 | South Korea | 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 0.5202 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 0.4818 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Russia | 0.4555 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 51 | Syria | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.3948 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Belgium | 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.3869 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 418.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Moldova | 0.378 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 0.3684 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 57 | Reunion | 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0.3578 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritius | 0.3548 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 60 | France | 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0.3407 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 63 | Romania | 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Turkey | 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 66 | Germany | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 0.2941 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0.2656 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.2603 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 0.2396 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 75 | Austria | 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 0.2051 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 0.2018 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Spain | 0.1803 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 84.3% | falling |
| 84 | Poland | 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.1055 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 88.6% | falling |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Japan | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Italy | 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 91 | Malaysia | 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | 0.0304 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Brunei | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Dominica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Grenada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 95 | Qatar | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Singapore | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.