What is child homicide rate in Montenegro?

Child homicide rate in Montenegro was 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Montenegro?

The highest recorded value was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.

What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Montenegro?

The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.

How does Montenegro rank for child homicide rate?

Montenegro ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.

Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Montenegro?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Montenegro 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 Montenegro

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

Montenegro: Child homicide rate was 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people

World rank

38th

of 113 countries

All-time high

1.69 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2005

All-time low

0 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2007

Years of data

2005–2019

Child homicide rate in Montenegro, 2005–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, child homicide rate in Montenegro stood at 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Montenegro peaked at 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.

That places Montenegro 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.869 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	1.69 deaths per 100,000 people	4
2010s	0.3307 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Montenegro

35 Maldives 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
37 Luxembourg 0.7158 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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

See the full ranking of 113 places →

More social development data for Montenegro

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 12,269 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 696 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.636 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.853 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.636 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.403 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.5 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Montenegro?: Child homicide rate in Montenegro was 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Montenegro?: The highest recorded value was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Montenegro?: The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
How does Montenegro rank for child homicide rate?: Montenegro ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Montenegro?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Montenegro 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: 07 August 2026

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