Child homicide rate in Turkey
Turkey: Child homicide rate was 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Turkey, 2009–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Turkey peaked at 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2237 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Turkey 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3122 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3122 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3122 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2904 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2661 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2237 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 62 Portugal 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Romania 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Czechia 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Germany 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Bulgaria 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Bahrain 0.2941 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Turkey
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 149,405 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.179 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.565 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.293 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Turkey?
- Child homicide rate in Turkey was 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2237 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for child homicide rate?
- Turkey ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.