Child homicide rate in Argentina
Argentina: Child homicide rate was 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Child homicide rate in Argentina, 1966–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, child homicide rate in Argentina stood at 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Argentina peaked at 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1966.
Argentina ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 22 French Guiana 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Chile 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Serbia 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Albania 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Philippines 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Suriname 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Argentina
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,941 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 542 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.69 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.839 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.69 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.429 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.524 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Argentina?
- Child homicide rate in Argentina was 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 1966.
- How does Argentina rank for child homicide rate?
- Argentina ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.