What is child homicide rate in Jordan?

Child homicide rate in Jordan was 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.9486 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.

What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.

How does Jordan rank for child homicide rate?

Jordan ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.

Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Jordan 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 Jordan

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

Jordan: Child homicide rate was 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 56.0%

World rank

80th

of 113 countries

All-time high

0.9486 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2009

All-time low

0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2018

Years of data

2008–2018

Child homicide rate in Jordan, 2008–2018

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 56.0% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Jordan peaked at 0.9486 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.

Jordan ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.9255 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9025 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9486 deaths per 100,000 people	2
2010s	0.5308 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7703 deaths per 100,000 people	7

Countries ranked near Jordan

77 United Kingdom 0.2018 deaths per 100,000 people compare
78 Georgia 0.1954 deaths per 100,000 people compare
79 Spain 0.1803 deaths per 100,000 people compare
81 Kyrgyzstan 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people compare
83 Sri Lanka 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

More social development data for Jordan

Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 436,226 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.282 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.556 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.282 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Jordan?: Child homicide rate in Jordan was 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.9486 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
How does Jordan rank for child homicide rate?: Jordan ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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

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: 07 August 2026

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