Child homicide rate in Belgium
Belgium: Child homicide rate was 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Child homicide rate in Belgium, 1954–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, child homicide rate in Belgium stood at 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Belgium peaked at 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Belgium 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3705 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2356 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5567 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1960s | 0.4266 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2343 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6042 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4939 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2742 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9216 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8477 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2904 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8695 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4058 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9231 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4435 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4881 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6733 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3104 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 50 Greece 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Syria 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Croatia 0.3948 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Denmark 0.3869 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Moldova 0.378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Hungary 0.3684 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Belgium
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 186,393 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 113 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.889 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.969 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.896 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.633 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Belgium?
- Child homicide rate in Belgium was 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for child homicide rate?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.