Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 426 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
426
Change on year
down 13.8%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
1,303
in 2017
All-time low
426
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro stood at 426. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 1,303 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 426, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 904 | — |
| 2011 | 775 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 733 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 960 | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 1,161 | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 974 | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1,277 | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 1,303 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,262 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 669 | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 737 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 671 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 438 | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 494 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 426 | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,002 | 669 | 1,303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 553.2 | 426 | 737 | 5 |
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- 1 Brazil 4,823 compare
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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 homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro?
- Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro was 426 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 1,303 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 426 in 2024.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. 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 Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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