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Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Child homicide rate was 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1983
All-time low
0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

00.511.51955198720191955: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 0.887 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 0.687 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 0.909 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 0.802 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 0.628 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 0.567 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 0.933 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 0.514 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 0.697 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 0.714 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 0.996 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.897 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.806 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.857 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.832 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.835 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.374 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.358 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.686 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.845 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.221 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.192 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.266 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.296 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.281 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.133 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of down 84.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 0.8872 deaths per 100,000 people -13.9%
1957 0.6871 deaths per 100,000 people -22.6%
1958 0.9087 deaths per 100,000 people +32.3%
1959 0.8017 deaths per 100,000 people -11.8%
1960 0.8208 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
1961 0.4196 deaths per 100,000 people -48.9%
1962 0.7196 deaths per 100,000 people +71.5%
1963 0.6283 deaths per 100,000 people -12.7%
1964 0.5668 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
1965 0.4502 deaths per 100,000 people -20.6%
1966 0.9334 deaths per 100,000 people +107.3%
1967 0.5137 deaths per 100,000 people -45.0%
1968 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people -18.2%
1977 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people +223.0%
1980 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people -54.8%
1981 0.6971 deaths per 100,000 people +13.5%
1982 0.7139 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
1983 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people +136.6%
1984 1 deaths per 100,000 people -40.7%
1985 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people +25.9%
1986 0.9962 deaths per 100,000 people -21.0%
1996 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people +34.4%
1997 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people -14.8%
1998 0.8967 deaths per 100,000 people -21.3%
1999 0.8058 deaths per 100,000 people -10.1%
2000 0.8569 deaths per 100,000 people +6.3%
2001 0.8211 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
2002 0.6647 deaths per 100,000 people -19.0%
2003 0.8315 deaths per 100,000 people +25.1%
2004 0.8346 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2005 0.3736 deaths per 100,000 people -55.2%
2006 0.3584 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
2007 0.6859 deaths per 100,000 people +91.4%
2009 0.845 deaths per 100,000 people +23.2%
2010 0.2215 deaths per 100,000 people -73.8%
2011 0.1921 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
2012 0.3104 deaths per 100,000 people +61.6%
2013 0.2661 deaths per 100,000 people -14.3%
2014 0.2957 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2015 0.2808 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2019 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people -52.5%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +223.0% 0.4204 deaths per 100,000 people 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
1983 +136.6% 0.7139 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6871 deaths per 100,000 people 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4196 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9334 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 0.9959 deaths per 100,000 people 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8058 deaths per 100,000 people 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 0.6969 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3584 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8569 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 0.2428 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3104 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 82 Jordan 0.1809 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 83 Spain 0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 84 Ireland 0.1479 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 86 Italy 0.1278 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 87 Poland 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 88 Jamaica 0.1005 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Sri Lanka?
Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka was 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for child homicide rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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

Indicator
Child homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,869 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.