Child homicide rate in Poland
Poland: Child homicide rate was 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 40.5%
World rank
84th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6945 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
59
1959–2022
Child homicide rate in Poland, 1959–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Poland peaked at 0.6945 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Poland ranks 84th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Child homicide rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.5069 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960 | 0.4733 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.458 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5418 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 0.332 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3521 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4201 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4109 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3812 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4005 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4854 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5902 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5321 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4208 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4849 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4979 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4672 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5047 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4458 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4655 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4399 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4616 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5401 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4699 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4332 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4712 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4938 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6792 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5991 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6502 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5649 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6945 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6453 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6054 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6703 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5197 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4954 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4766 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3151 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4021 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3809 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3218 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.317 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2407 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3047 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.269 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2599 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2885 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2156 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1024 deaths per 100,000 people | -52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2074 deaths per 100,000 people | +168.1% |
| 2018 | 0.195 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2601 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1561 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1956 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3042 deaths per 100,000 people, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child homicide rate in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +168.1% | 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2074 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5069 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5069 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5069 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.4255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.332 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5418 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4849 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4208 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5902 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4671 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5401 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6386 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5649 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6945 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4028 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2407 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.218 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3047 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.156 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1956 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Ireland 0.1504 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Jamaica 0.1055 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Belarus 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Poland?
- Child homicide rate in Poland was 0.1164 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6945 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for child homicide rate?
- Poland ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.