Child homicide rate in South Korea
South Korea: Child homicide rate was 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in South Korea, 1985–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, child homicide rate in South Korea stood at 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in South Korea peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places South Korea 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6426 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5467 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7764 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7903 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5102 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7863 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.552 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9309 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6743 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7711 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5784 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6123 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 39 Thailand 0.6328 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Israel 0.6151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Nicaragua 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Lithuania 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Finland 0.5202 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 North Macedonia 0.4818 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for South Korea
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,407 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 117 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.819 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.933 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.839 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.551 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.739 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in South Korea?
- Child homicide rate in South Korea was 0.5348 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for child homicide rate?
- South Korea ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.