Child homicide rate in Greece
Greece: Child homicide rate was 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 105.2%
World rank
50th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1961
All-time low
0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1978
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Child homicide rate in Greece, 1961–2022
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 Greece is 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 105.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Greece peaked at 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1978.
That places Greece 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Child homicide rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 0.5871 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3765 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3057 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5566 deaths per 100,000 people | +82.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4145 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2766 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3456 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1415 deaths per 100,000 people | -59.0% |
| 1971 | 0.417 deaths per 100,000 people | +194.6% |
| 1972 | 0.243 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.453 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.5% |
| 1974 | 0.175 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1745 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2077 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3438 deaths per 100,000 people | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people | -80.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people | +248.5% |
| 1980 | 0.235 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2646 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3304 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4302 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1329 deaths per 100,000 people | -69.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2346 deaths per 100,000 people | +76.5% |
| 1986 | 0.373 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2066 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4555 deaths per 100,000 people | +120.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1782 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3623 deaths per 100,000 people | +103.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4771 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1112 deaths per 100,000 people | -76.7% |
| 1993 | 0.449 deaths per 100,000 people | +303.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3405 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2681 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | +88.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4717 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2389 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.4% |
| 1999 | 0.444 deaths per 100,000 people | +85.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1227 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 0.124 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2934 deaths per 100,000 people | +136.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3414 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1732 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3066 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.0% |
| 2006 | 0.221 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4008 deaths per 100,000 people | +81.3% |
| 2008 | 0.224 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2253 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2265 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2281 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3682 deaths per 100,000 people | +61.4% |
| 2013 | 0.418 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1409 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3803 deaths per 100,000 people | +170.0% |
| 2016 | 0.239 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5262 deaths per 100,000 people | +120.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2877 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3846 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4361 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.198 deaths per 100,000 people | -54.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people | +105.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3042 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4178 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2766 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2462 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.453 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2841 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1329 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4555 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3667 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1112 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2432 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1227 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4008 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1409 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5262 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3468 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.198 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4361 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 47 Canada 0.4429 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
- 51 Syria 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Croatia 0.3948 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Belgium 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Greece?
- Child homicide rate in Greece was 0.4063 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.
- How does Greece rank for child homicide rate?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.