Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 19.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro is 19.85, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 54.42 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.85, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.41 | — |
| 2011 | 28.82 | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 27.55 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 36.65 | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 45.18 | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 38.74 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 52.01 | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 54.42 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 54.07 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.39 | -45.6% |
| 2020 | 33.12 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 30.67 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 20.25 | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 22.99 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 19.85 | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.02 | 27.55 | 54.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.38 | 19.85 | 33.12 | 5 |
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More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro?
- Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro was 19.85 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 54.42 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.85 in 2024.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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