Child homicide rate in Japan
Japan: Child homicide rate was 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Child homicide rate in Japan, 1950–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.6% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Japan peaked at 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Japan 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9248 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6772 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4496 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6618 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4236 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2755 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5271 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2062 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.096 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2943 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1334 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2007 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 86 Belarus 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Hong Kong 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Italy 0.0682 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
More social development data for Japan
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 42,450 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 56 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.819 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.847 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.924 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.526 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.734 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Japan?
- Child homicide rate in Japan was 0.073 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for child homicide rate?
- Japan ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.