Costa Rica vs Panama: Child homicide rate
Costa Rica
3.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
3.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
17th
Panama rank
16th
Child homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6131 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5552 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5359 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2636 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7198 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.