Brazil vs Colombia: Child homicide rate

Brazil
10.32
in 2021
Colombia
9.34
in 2021
Brazil rank
3rd
Colombia rank
4th

Child homicide rate over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
0102030195319872021

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.32 against 9.34 in Colombia, a difference of 0.98.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Colombia ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Colombia ranks 4th of 113 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
1980s 5.05 10.89 5.85 Colombia
1990s 8.2 24.21 16 Colombia
2000s 12.4 17.43 5.03 Colombia
2010s 15.9 11.96 3.94 Brazil
2020s 11.01 9.16 1.85 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child homicide rate, Brazil or Colombia?
Brazil, at 10.32 against 9.34 in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in child homicide rate between Brazil and Colombia?
0.98, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for child homicide rate?
Brazil ranks 3rd and Colombia ranks 4th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child homicide rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed