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Child homicide rate in Ukraine

Ukraine: Child homicide rate was 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
55th
of 113 countries
All-time high
3.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019

Child homicide rate in Ukraine, 1981–2019

01231981200020191981: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.875 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.652 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.742 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.608 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.491 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.459 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

In 2019, child homicide rate in Ukraine stood at 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Ukraine peaked at 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.

Ukraine ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Child homicide rate in Ukraine, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people -9.3%
1985 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people -20.9%
1986 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people +12.0%
1987 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people +14.8%
1988 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people +4.2%
1989 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people +29.0%
1990 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people +5.7%
1991 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1992 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people +21.5%
1993 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people +17.0%
1994 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people +13.4%
1995 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
1996 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1997 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
1998 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people -14.0%
1999 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people +3.9%
2000 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people +13.2%
2001 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people -14.1%
2002 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2003 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people -11.9%
2004 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people -16.9%
2005 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people +15.4%
2006 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
2007 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people -11.8%
2008 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people -22.9%
2009 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people +5.9%
2010 0.8747 deaths per 100,000 people -40.3%
2011 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people +36.5%
2012 0.6521 deaths per 100,000 people -45.4%
2014 0.8205 deaths per 100,000 people +25.8%
2015 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people -9.6%
2017 0.6076 deaths per 100,000 people -18.1%
2018 0.4914 deaths per 100,000 people -19.1%
2019 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3135 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.7301 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 8

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 52 Belgium 0.5038 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 53 North Macedonia 0.4899 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 54 France 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 56 Russia 0.4546 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 57 Syria 0.4118 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 58 Croatia 0.4037 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Ukraine?
Child homicide rate in Ukraine was 0.4586 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4586 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
How does Ukraine rank for child homicide rate?
Ukraine ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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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
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Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.