Child homicide rate in Austria
Austria: Child homicide rate was 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Austria, 1955–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, child homicide rate in Austria stood at 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Austria peaked at 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
Austria ranks 75th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8015 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5151 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8652 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6029 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8901 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5525 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8834 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5326 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.228 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7749 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3208 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5237 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2744 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2292 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3487 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 72 Kazakhstan 0.2396 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Norway 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Australia 0.2362 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
- 78 Georgia 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Austria
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 33 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.918 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.883 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Austria?
- Child homicide rate in Austria was 0.2292 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 1956.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for child homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.