Ecuador vs Guyana: Child homicide rate
Ecuador
6.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana
5.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
8th
Guyana rank
11th
Child homicide rate over time
- Ecuador
- Guyana
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 11th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9302 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9741 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Ecuador or Guyana?
- Ecuador, at 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Ecuador and Guyana?
- 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Guyana rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Ecuador ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 11th 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.