Child homicide rate in Egypt
Egypt: Child homicide rate was 0.0304 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.0304
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
93rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8406
in 1973
All-time low
0.0208
in 2009
Years of data
30
1965–2019
Child homicide rate in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, child homicide rate in Egypt stood at 0.0304.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Egypt peaked at 0.8406 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0208, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 93rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2767 | 0.2767 | 0.2767 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.6723 | 0.4717 | 0.8406 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1797 | 0.1164 | 0.243 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0442 | 0.0208 | 0.0602 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0691 | 0.0296 | 0.1165 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- 95 Singapore 0 compare
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More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 23,763 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.232 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.179 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Egypt?
- Child homicide rate in Egypt was 0.0304 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8406 in 1973.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for child homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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