Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Child homicide rate
Colombia
8.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
7.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Colombia rank
4th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Child homicide rate over time
- Colombia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 113 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 23.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 17.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Colombia, at 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2026) β with minor processing by 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
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.