Child homicide rate in Romania
Romania: Child homicide rate was 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Romania, 1989–2022
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 Romania stood at 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Romania peaked at 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Romania 63rd 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8129 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9203 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5749 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4841 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3372 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6604 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3265 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3383 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 60 France 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Switzerland 0.3407 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Portugal 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Czechia 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Turkey 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Germany 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Romania
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 206,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.777 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.806 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.605 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.464 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Romania?
- Child homicide rate in Romania was 0.3147 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for child homicide rate?
- Romania ranks 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.