Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Child homicide rate was 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.128 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 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 83rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6846 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9768 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.6199 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4157 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9673 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6421 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3456 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8279 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2982 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 80 Jordan 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Ireland 0.1504 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Poland 0.1164 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
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.871 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.853 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Sri Lanka?
- Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka was 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 1983.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for child homicide rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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 84.3%. 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 (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.