Child homicide rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Child homicide rate was 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Child homicide rate in Venezuela, 1955–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2016. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Venezuela peaked at 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8799 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1957.
Venezuela ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8799 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 14 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
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More social development data for Venezuela
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 417,010 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.181 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.148 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.224 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.181 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.148 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.042 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Venezuela?
- Child homicide rate in Venezuela was 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8799 deaths per 100,000 people in 1957.
- How does Venezuela rank for child homicide rate?
- Venezuela ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.