Child homicide rate in Canada
Canada: Child homicide rate was 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Child homicide rate in Canada, 1950–2022
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 Canada stood at 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Canada peaked at 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Canada ranks 47th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4452 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8044 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6934 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4583 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9025 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7666 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8068 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8015 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7011 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4749 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9721 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9428 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 44 Finland 0.5202 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 North Macedonia 0.4818 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Russia 0.4555 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Mongolia 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Ukraine 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Greece 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 416,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 360 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.84 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.933 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.865 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.84 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.589 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Canada?
- Child homicide rate in Canada was 0.4429 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for child homicide rate?
- Canada ranks 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.