Child homicide rate in Poland
Poland: Child homicide rate was 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 38.5%
World rank
87th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6892 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
59
1959–2022
Child homicide rate in Poland, 1959–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Poland peaked at 0.6892 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Poland ranks 87th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960 | 0.4729 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4569 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5405 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3313 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.7% |
| 1964 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4184 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4104 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3808 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3996 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.485 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5891 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5299 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4189 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.483 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.468 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5036 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4453 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4654 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4396 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3997 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4695 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4331 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4708 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4921 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6761 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5958 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6461 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.561 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6892 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6409 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6015 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6687 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5194 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4952 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5594 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4767 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.315 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4017 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3806 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3215 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3167 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3022 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2708 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2625 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2918 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2188 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1039 deaths per 100,000 people | -52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2097 deaths per 100,000 people | +167.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1964 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2619 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1571 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1969 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people, 39% 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 | +167.2% | 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2097 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3313 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5405 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4841 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4189 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5891 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3997 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.561 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6892 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5594 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2197 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3022 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1584 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1969 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 84 Ireland 0.1479 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Italy 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Jamaica 0.1005 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Belarus 0.0975 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Japan 0.0933 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 0.1211 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6892 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for child homicide rate?
- Poland ranks 87th 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 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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About this data
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.