% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden
Sweden: % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden is 2, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden peaked at 7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.5 | — |
| 2011 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5 | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | -59.4% |
| 2016 | 7 | +169.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.2 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5 | +400.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -69.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9, 29% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7, 15% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +400.0% | 1.3 | 6.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.22 | 2.6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden?
- % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Sweden was 2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years of the total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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