Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Child homicide rate
Costa Rica
3.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
2.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
17th
Saint Lucia rank
19th
Child homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2514 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6047 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8205 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 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 Saint Lucia?
- Costa Rica, at 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th 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.