French Guiana vs Saint Lucia: Child homicide rate
French Guiana
1.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Saint Lucia
2.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
French Guiana rank
22nd
Saint Lucia rank
19th
Child homicide rate over time
- French Guiana
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
French Guiana ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0.6146 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2514 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3632 deaths per 100,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, French Guiana or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in French Guiana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between French Guiana and Saint Lucia?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2016.
- How do French Guiana and Saint Lucia rank globally for child homicide rate?
- French Guiana ranks 22nd 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.