Child homicide rate in Serbia
Serbia: Child homicide rate was 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child homicide rate in Serbia, 1998–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Serbia peaked at 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Serbia 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child homicide rate in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7452 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9302 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9025 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3718 deaths per 100,000 people | -69.5% |
| 2007 | 0.881 deaths per 100,000 people | +137.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7676 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6482 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4133 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3487 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8477 deaths per 100,000 people | +143.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2857 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2167 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5109 deaths per 100,000 people | +135.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2943 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people | -74.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5942 deaths per 100,000 people | +703.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4474 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2251 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.7% |
| 2022 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child homicide rate in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +703.2% | 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5942 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8417 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3718 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4176 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8477 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5751 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 20 Saint Lucia 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 South Africa 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 French Guiana 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Paraguay 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Chile 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Philippines 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 Serbia?
- Child homicide rate in Serbia was 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for child homicide rate?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.