Child homicide rate in Greece
Greece: Child homicide rate was 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
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.
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
More social development data for Greece
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.741 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.81 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.801 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.741 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.493 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.568 (2025)
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.