demographic2015
Number of homicide victims among children (0-19) per 100,000 population
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.6per 100,000
Median: 3.0per 100,000
Countries Covered
137
with available data
Highest
El Salvador
27.0per 100,000
Lowest
Saint Lucia
0.4per 100,000
Top 5 Countries
1El Salvador27.0per 100,000
2Guatemala22.0per 100,000
3Venezuela20.0per 100,000
4Lesotho18.0per 100,000
5Brazil17.0per 100,000
By Region
North America8.8per 100,000(4 countries)
South America6.4per 100,000(7 countries)
Other5.3per 100,000(85 countries)
Africa5.0per 100,000(8 countries)
Asia2.1per 100,000(20 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4per 100,000)High (27.0per 100,000)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.6per 100,000)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (85)
Africa (8)
Asia (20)
Europe (11)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 27.0per 100,000 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 22.0per 100,000 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 20.0per 100,000 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 18.0per 100,000 |
| 5 | Brazil | 17.0per 100,000 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 16.0per 100,000 |
| 7 | Panama | 15.0per 100,000 |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.0per 100,000 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 14.0per 100,000 |
| 10 | Colombia | 13.0per 100,000 |
| 11 | Honduras | 13.0per 100,000 |
| 12 | Jamaica | 13.0per 100,000 |
| 13 | Rwanda | 13.0per 100,000 |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.0per 100,000 |
| 15 | Seychelles | 11.2per 100,000 |
| 16 | Uganda | 10.0per 100,000 |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.0per 100,000 |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 9.0per 100,000 |
| 19 | Madagascar | 8.0per 100,000 |
| 20 | South Africa | 8.0per 100,000 |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 8.0per 100,000 |
| 22 | Myanmar | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 23 | Mexico | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 26 | Togo | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 28 | Botswana | 7.0per 100,000 |
| 29 | Ecuador | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 31 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 32 | Guyana | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 33 | Namibia | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 35 | Sudan | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 37 | Zambia | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 38 | Belize | 6.0per 100,000 |
| 39 | Burundi | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 40 | Cameroon | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 42 | Comoros | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 45 | Benin | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 46 | Ghana | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 47 | Guinea | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 48 | Mali | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 51 | Bahamas | 5.0per 100,000 |
| 52 | State of Palestine | 4.5per 100,000 |
| 53 | Samoa | 4.1per 100,000 |
| 54 | Cambodia | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 55 | Chad | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 57 | Iraq | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 58 | Liberia | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 60 | Pakistan | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 62 | United States of America | 4.0per 100,000 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 3.4per 100,000 |
| 64 | Kiribati | 3.1per 100,000 |
| 65 | Jordan | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 66 | Kenya | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 68 | Mauritania | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 69 | Niger | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 71 | Philippines | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 73 | Argentina | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 74 | Barbados | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 3.0per 100,000 |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.9per 100,000 |
| 77 | Canada | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 78 | Chile | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 79 | Cuba | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 80 | Fiji | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 81 | India | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 82 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 83 | Mongolia | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 84 | Peru | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 86 | Russian Federation | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 87 | Thailand | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 89 | Türkiye | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 90 | Uruguay | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 91 | Yemen | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 92 | Albania | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 93 | Algeria | 2.0per 100,000 |
| 94 | Tonga | 1.5per 100,000 |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 96 | Belarus | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 99 | People's Republic of China | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 100 | Estonia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 101 | Finland | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 102 | Georgia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 103 | Hungary | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 104 | Indonesia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 105 | Israel | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 107 | Lebanon | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 108 | Latvia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 109 | Libya | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 110 | Lithuania | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 111 | Malawi | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 112 | Malaysia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 113 | Maldives | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 114 | Mauritius | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 115 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 116 | Montenegro | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 117 | Morocco | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 118 | Nepal | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 119 | New Zealand | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 120 | Poland | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 121 | Romania | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 123 | Senegal | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 124 | Serbia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 125 | Vietnam | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 126 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 128 | Tunisia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 129 | Ukraine | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 130 | Egypt | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 132 | Australia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 134 | Armenia | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 135 | Belgium | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 136 | Bhutan | 1.0per 100,000 |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0.4per 100,000 |
Showing 137 of 137 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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