Child homicide rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Child homicide rate was 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
49th
of 113 countries
All-time high
2.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1996
All-time low
0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019
Child homicide rate in Ukraine, 1981–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Ukraine peaked at 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 49th 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 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8614 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7706 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6972 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5698 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4605 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3042 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Ukraine?
- Child homicide rate in Ukraine was 0.4291 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4291 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for child homicide rate?
- Ukraine ranks 49th 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 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.