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Child homicide rate in South Korea

South Korea: Child homicide rate was 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
42nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
0.467 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: 0.648 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 0.602 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 0.547 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 0.776 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 0.877 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0.659 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 0.855 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 0.762 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0.847 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.568 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.806 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.725 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.931 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.817 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.873 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.659 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.552 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.781 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.895 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.742 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.693 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.771 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.687 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.695 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.713 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.601 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.618 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.612 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.588 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.535 deaths per 100,000 people

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.

Child homicide rate in South Korea, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1985 0.6482 deaths per 100,000 people —
1986 0.6404 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1987 0.6016 deaths per 100,000 people -6.1%
1988 0.5467 deaths per 100,000 people -9.1%
1989 0.7764 deaths per 100,000 people +42.0%
1990 0.8773 deaths per 100,000 people +13.0%
1991 0.6589 deaths per 100,000 people -24.9%
1992 0.5102 deaths per 100,000 people -22.6%
1993 0.8547 deaths per 100,000 people +67.5%
1994 0.7622 deaths per 100,000 people -10.8%
1995 0.8377 deaths per 100,000 people +9.9%
1996 0.8469 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1997 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%
1998 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people +9.0%
1999 0.568 deaths per 100,000 people -45.2%
2000 0.8056 deaths per 100,000 people +41.8%
2001 0.725 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
2002 0.9309 deaths per 100,000 people +28.4%
2003 0.8175 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
2004 0.8251 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2005 0.873 deaths per 100,000 people +5.8%
2006 0.6585 deaths per 100,000 people -24.6%
2007 0.552 deaths per 100,000 people -16.2%
2008 0.7806 deaths per 100,000 people +41.4%
2009 0.8949 deaths per 100,000 people +14.6%
2010 0.7418 deaths per 100,000 people -17.1%
2011 0.6926 deaths per 100,000 people -6.6%
2012 0.7711 deaths per 100,000 people +11.3%
2013 0.6874 deaths per 100,000 people -10.9%
2014 0.6951 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
2015 0.7127 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2016 0.601 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%
2017 0.618 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2018 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people -24.4%
2019 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people +61.9%
2020 0.6123 deaths per 100,000 people -19.0%
2021 0.5881 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2022 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people -9.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 0.5348 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1606 deaths per 100,000 people, 3.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Thailand 0.6328 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 40 Israel 0.6151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 41 Nicaragua 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 43 Lithuania 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 44 Finland 0.5202 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 45 North Macedonia 0.4818 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 0.5348 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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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
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Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.