Dominican Republic vs Panama: Child homicide rate
Dominican Republic
3.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Panama
3.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
15th
Panama rank
16th
Child homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Panama ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2162 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3798 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3105 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) 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
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.