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.

Child homicide rate in Japan

Name: Child homicide rate in Japan
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Child homicide rate was 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.073 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 63.6%

World rank

89th

of 113 countries

All-time high

2.21 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

0.073 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

1950–2022

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.

Child homicide rate in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Child homicide rate in Japan, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	2.21 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.5%
1952	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.8%
1953	1.83 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.8%
1954	1.83 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1955	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.4%
1956	1.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.0%
1957	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.2%
1958	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.3%
1959	1.62 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.9%
1960	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
1961	1.43 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.8%
1962	1.34 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.1%
1963	1.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1964	1.37 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.5%
1965	1.28 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.1%
1966	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.6%
1967	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1968	1.5 deaths per 100,000 people	+13.2%
1969	1.31 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.5%
1970	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.3%
1971	1.41 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.4%
1972	1.4 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.4%
1973	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.2%
1974	1.63 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.5%
1975	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
1976	1.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.9%
1977	1.58 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
1978	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
1979	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	-23.2%
1980	1.15 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.3%
1981	1.06 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.1%
1982	1.03 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.2%
1983	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.8%
1984	1.03 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.6%
1985	0.7811 deaths per 100,000 people	-24.4%
1986	0.8086 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.5%
1987	0.7334 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.3%
1988	0.7804 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.4%
1989	0.6772 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.2%
1990	0.5354 deaths per 100,000 people	-21.0%
1991	0.5143 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.9%
1992	0.6618 deaths per 100,000 people	+28.7%
1993	0.5917 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.6%
1994	0.5443 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.0%
1995	0.4496 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.4%
1996	0.5042 deaths per 100,000 people	+12.1%
1997	0.5338 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.9%
1998	0.6273 deaths per 100,000 people	+17.5%
1999	0.4653 deaths per 100,000 people	-25.8%
2000	0.5232 deaths per 100,000 people	+12.4%
2001	0.4787 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.5%
2002	0.4765 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
2003	0.5271 deaths per 100,000 people	+10.6%
2004	0.4231 deaths per 100,000 people	-19.7%
2005	0.3744 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.5%
2006	0.4331 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.7%
2007	0.2843 deaths per 100,000 people	-34.4%
2008	0.4405 deaths per 100,000 people	+54.9%
2009	0.2755 deaths per 100,000 people	-37.5%
2010	0.2943 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.8%
2011	0.2392 deaths per 100,000 people	-18.7%
2012	0.2493 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.2%
2013	0.2376 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.7%
2014	0.2394 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.8%
2015	0.2056 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.1%
2016	0.1709 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.8%
2017	0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.7%
2018	0.096 deaths per 100,000 people	-44.2%
2019	0.1571 deaths per 100,000 people	+63.7%
2020	0.1266 deaths per 100,000 people	-19.4%
2021	0.2007 deaths per 100,000 people	+58.5%
2022	0.073 deaths per 100,000 people	-63.6%

Japan compared with similar countries

Japan's 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Japan's 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1606 deaths per 100,000 people, 45% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

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

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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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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Indicator: Child homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.