Child homicide rate in Chile
Chile: Child homicide rate was 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Child homicide rate in Chile, 1955–2022
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 Chile is 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.4% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Chile peaked at 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.314 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1965.
That places Chile 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9922 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6115 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.314 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9671 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6965 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9748 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6577 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9899 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6522 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8709 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 20 South Africa 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Paraguay 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 French Guiana 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Serbia 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Argentina 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Albania 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Chile
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,358 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.926 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.86 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.574 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.781 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Chile?
- Child homicide rate in Chile was 1.67 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.
- How does Chile rank for child homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.