Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Child homicide rate
Costa Rica
3.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Seychelles
3.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
17th
Seychelles rank
18th
Child homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Seychelles, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7177 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Costa Rica, at 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Seychelles as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 18th 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.