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Child homicide rate in South Korea

South Korea: Child homicide rate was 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
47th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
38
1985–2022

Child homicide rate in South Korea, 1985–2022

00.250.50.7511985200320221985: 0.664 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 0.634 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 0.797 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 0.901 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0.675 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 0.868 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 0.771 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0.835 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0.944 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.564 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.798 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.716 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.922 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.812 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.819 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.864 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.651 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.544 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.767 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.879 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.681 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.758 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.675 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.682 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.607 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.605 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.581 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – 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 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in South Korea peaked at 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.

That places South Korea 47th 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.

Child homicide rate in South Korea, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1985 0.6642 deaths per 100,000 people —
1986 0.6344 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
1987 0.6144 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
1988 0.5601 deaths per 100,000 people -8.8%
1989 0.7969 deaths per 100,000 people +42.3%
1990 0.9008 deaths per 100,000 people +13.0%
1991 0.6746 deaths per 100,000 people -25.1%
1992 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people -22.9%
1993 0.8682 deaths per 100,000 people +66.9%
1994 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
1995 0.8349 deaths per 100,000 people +8.2%
1996 0.8398 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
1997 0.9441 deaths per 100,000 people +12.4%
1998 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
1999 0.564 deaths per 100,000 people -45.2%
2000 0.7976 deaths per 100,000 people +41.4%
2001 0.716 deaths per 100,000 people -10.2%
2002 0.9218 deaths per 100,000 people +28.7%
2003 0.8118 deaths per 100,000 people -11.9%
2004 0.8186 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2005 0.8641 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2006 0.6506 deaths per 100,000 people -24.7%
2007 0.5435 deaths per 100,000 people -16.5%
2008 0.7666 deaths per 100,000 people +41.0%
2009 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people +14.7%
2010 0.7297 deaths per 100,000 people -17.0%
2011 0.6812 deaths per 100,000 people -6.6%
2012 0.7577 deaths per 100,000 people +11.2%
2013 0.6747 deaths per 100,000 people -11.0%
2014 0.6822 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
2015 0.6996 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
2016 0.5901 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%
2017 0.6074 deaths per 100,000 people +2.9%
2018 0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people -24.3%
2019 0.7446 deaths per 100,000 people +62.0%
2020 0.6046 deaths per 100,000 people -18.8%
2021 0.581 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2022 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people -9.2%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1576 deaths per 100,000 people, 3.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.654 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5601 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7969 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1990s 0.7948 deaths per 100,000 people 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.777 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5435 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9218 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.6627 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7577 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.571 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6046 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 44 Israel 0.5857 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 45 Canada 0.5378 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 46 Hungary 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 48 Moldova 0.5266 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 49 Finland 0.5245 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 50 Austria 0.5097 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in South Korea?
Child homicide rate in South Korea was 0.5274 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4596 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for child homicide rate?
South Korea ranks 47th 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 30.4%. 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 (2026) – 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,869 data points, 1950–2024
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Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.