Child homicide rate in Italy
Italy: Child homicide rate was 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Italy, 1951–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Italy peaked at 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Italy 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6661 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7824 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.4013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2848 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4723 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4772 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5755 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.514 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4082 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6316 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3589 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.303 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2661 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3702 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0933 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2848 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1634 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 87 Uzbekistan 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Japan 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Malaysia 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Egypt 0.0304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Italy
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 192,914 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 266 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.745 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.756 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.875 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.745 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.569 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.642 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Italy?
- Child homicide rate in Italy was 0.0682 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for child homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.