Child homicide rate in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Child homicide rate was 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998–2010
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2010.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1942 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 51st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8023 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8125 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4558 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1942 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 48 Mongolia 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people
- 49 Ukraine 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Greece 0.4063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Croatia 0.3948 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Belgium 0.3884 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Denmark 0.3869 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.321 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.358 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Child homicide rate in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1942 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for child homicide rate?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2010.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.