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Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Child homicide rate was 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.128 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
83rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1983
All-time low
0.128 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

00.511.51955198720191955: 0.977 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 0.685 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 0.903 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 0.794 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 0.813 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 0.416 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 0.714 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 0.588 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 0.967 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 0.642 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 0.734 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 0.701 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: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.888 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.787 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.828 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.786 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.635 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.796 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.801 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.359 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.346 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.662 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.816 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.214 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.298 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.283 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.269 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people

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.

Child homicide rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 0.9768 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 0.884 deaths per 100,000 people -9.5%
1957 0.6846 deaths per 100,000 people -22.6%
1958 0.9028 deaths per 100,000 people +31.9%
1959 0.7943 deaths per 100,000 people -12.0%
1960 0.8132 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
1961 0.4157 deaths per 100,000 people -48.9%
1962 0.7138 deaths per 100,000 people +71.7%
1963 0.6399 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
1964 0.588 deaths per 100,000 people -8.1%
1965 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people -20.6%
1966 0.9673 deaths per 100,000 people +107.1%
1967 0.5345 deaths per 100,000 people -44.7%
1968 0.4396 deaths per 100,000 people -17.7%
1977 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people +213.0%
1980 0.6421 deaths per 100,000 people -53.3%
1981 0.7339 deaths per 100,000 people +14.3%
1982 0.7006 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
1983 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people +139.6%
1984 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -39.9%
1985 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people +27.9%
1986 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people -19.6%
1996 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people +31.5%
1997 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people -16.0%
1998 0.8882 deaths per 100,000 people -22.5%
1999 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people -11.3%
2000 0.8279 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2001 0.7859 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2002 0.635 deaths per 100,000 people -19.2%
2003 0.7963 deaths per 100,000 people +25.4%
2004 0.8014 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2005 0.3594 deaths per 100,000 people -55.2%
2006 0.3456 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2007 0.6621 deaths per 100,000 people +91.6%
2009 0.8162 deaths per 100,000 people +23.3%
2010 0.2141 deaths per 100,000 people -73.8%
2011 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people -13.6%
2012 0.2982 deaths per 100,000 people +61.2%
2013 0.2552 deaths per 100,000 people -14.4%
2014 0.2833 deaths per 100,000 people +11.0%
2015 0.2692 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2019 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people -52.5%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people, 19% 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 +213.0% 0.4396 deaths per 100,000 people 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people
1983 +139.6% 0.7006 deaths per 100,000 people 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 80 Jordan 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 82 Ireland 0.1504 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 84 Poland 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 85 Jamaica 0.1055 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 86 Belarus 0.0975 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 0.128 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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Indicator
Child homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.