Child homicide rate in Belarus
Belarus: Child homicide rate was 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Belarus, 1981–2018
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 Belarus is 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Belarus peaked at 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9578 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5126 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6603 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 83 Sri Lanka 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Poland 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Jamaica 0.1055 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Hong Kong 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Japan 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 19,462 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.163 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.025 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.163 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Belarus?
- Child homicide rate in Belarus was 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for child homicide rate?
- Belarus ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.