What is child homicide rate in Greece?

Child homicide rate in Greece was 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.

What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.

How does Greece rank for child homicide rate?

Greece ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.

Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child homicide rate in Greece

Name: Child homicide rate in Greece
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Child homicide rate was 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 36.8%

World rank

74th

of 113 countries

All-time high

0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1961

All-time low

0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Child homicide rate in Greece, 1961–2023

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – 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 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Greece peaked at 0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1978.

That places Greece 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Child homicide rate in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Child homicide rate in Greece, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1961	0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1962	0.5907 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
1963	0.3793 deaths per 100,000 people	-35.8%
1964	0.3089 deaths per 100,000 people	-18.6%
1965	0.5493 deaths per 100,000 people	+77.8%
1966	0.3097 deaths per 100,000 people	-43.6%
1967	0.4127 deaths per 100,000 people	+33.3%
1968	0.2746 deaths per 100,000 people	-33.5%
1969	0.3427 deaths per 100,000 people	+24.8%
1970	0.1415 deaths per 100,000 people	-58.7%
1971	0.4227 deaths per 100,000 people	+198.7%
1972	0.243 deaths per 100,000 people	-42.5%
1973	0.453 deaths per 100,000 people	+86.5%
1974	0.1751 deaths per 100,000 people	-61.4%
1975	0.1745 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.3%
1976	0.2082 deaths per 100,000 people	+19.3%
1977	0.3453 deaths per 100,000 people	+65.9%
1978	0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people	-80.1%
1979	0.2408 deaths per 100,000 people	+249.6%
1980	0.2394 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1981	0.2748 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.8%
1982	0.3439 deaths per 100,000 people	+25.1%
1983	0.4484 deaths per 100,000 people	+30.4%
1984	0.1389 deaths per 100,000 people	-69.0%
1985	0.2459 deaths per 100,000 people	+77.0%
1986	0.392 deaths per 100,000 people	+59.4%
1987	0.2111 deaths per 100,000 people	-46.2%
1988	0.4639 deaths per 100,000 people	+119.8%
1989	0.1812 deaths per 100,000 people	-60.9%
1990	0.3674 deaths per 100,000 people	+102.8%
1991	0.4796 deaths per 100,000 people	+30.5%
1992	0.1114 deaths per 100,000 people	-76.8%
1993	0.4495 deaths per 100,000 people	+303.5%
1994	0.3404 deaths per 100,000 people	-24.3%
1995	0.2675 deaths per 100,000 people	-21.4%
1996	0.5031 deaths per 100,000 people	+88.1%
1997	0.4716 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.3%
1998	0.2398 deaths per 100,000 people	-49.2%
1999	0.4475 deaths per 100,000 people	+86.7%
2000	0.1246 deaths per 100,000 people	-72.2%
2001	0.1277 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
2002	0.3053 deaths per 100,000 people	+139.1%
2003	0.3557 deaths per 100,000 people	+16.5%
2004	0.1802 deaths per 100,000 people	-49.4%
2005	0.3182 deaths per 100,000 people	+76.6%
2006	0.2285 deaths per 100,000 people	-28.2%
2007	0.4119 deaths per 100,000 people	+80.2%
2008	0.2287 deaths per 100,000 people	-44.5%
2009	0.2281 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
2010	0.228 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
2011	0.229 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.4%
2012	0.3674 deaths per 100,000 people	+60.4%
2013	0.418 deaths per 100,000 people	+13.8%
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	0.4352 deaths per 100,000 people	+13.2%
2021	0.2059 deaths per 100,000 people	-52.7%
2022	0.4139 deaths per 100,000 people	+101.0%
2023	0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people	-36.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

Greece's 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Greece's 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4183 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2746 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people	9
1970s	0.2473 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people	0.453 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	0.2939 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1389 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4639 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	0.3678 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1114 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5031 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	0.2509 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1246 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4119 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	0.3201 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1409 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5262 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0.3291 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2059 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4352 deaths per 100,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Greece

71 Armenia 0.2671 deaths per 100,000 people compare
72 Slovakia 0.2637 deaths per 100,000 people compare
73 Australia 0.2633 deaths per 100,000 people compare
75 Bulgaria 0.246 deaths per 100,000 people compare
76 Norway 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
77 United Kingdom 0.2329 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Greece?: Child homicide rate in Greece was 0.2616 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 0.5966 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.
How does Greece rank for child homicide rate?: Greece ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2026) – 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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Indicator: Child homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,869 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.