Child homicide rate in Australia
Australia: Child homicide rate was 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Australia is 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Australia peaked at 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Australia ranks 74th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7754 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6551 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8143 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6712 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8276 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8926 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6779 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3904 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9819 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6579 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4088 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.525 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 71 Kuwait 0.2562 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Kazakhstan 0.2396 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Norway 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Austria 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 0.2051 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 United Kingdom 0.2018 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Australia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 33,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.844 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.915 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.876 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.844 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.648 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.793 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Australia?
- Child homicide rate in Australia was 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2362 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for child homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.