Child homicide rate in Hungary
Hungary: Child homicide rate was 0.3684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Hungary, 1955–2023
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 Hungary is 0.3684 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 41.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Hungary peaked at 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2041 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Hungary ranks 56th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9163 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8849 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9501 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8368 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9498 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6315 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8274 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5125 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5516 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2041 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9424 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4203 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 53 Belgium 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Denmark 0.3869 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Moldova 0.378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Reunion 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Cyprus 0.3578 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Mauritius 0.3548 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Hungary
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,055 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.421 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.493 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.605 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.421 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Hungary?
- Child homicide rate in Hungary was 0.3684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2041 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for child homicide rate?
- Hungary ranks 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.