Guatemala vs Panama: Child homicide rate
Guatemala
4.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
3.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala rank
13th
Panama rank
16th
Child homicide rate over time
- Guatemala
- Panama
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 13th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6106 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Guatemala or Panama?
- Guatemala, at 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guatemala and Panama?
- 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Panama rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Guatemala ranks 13th and Panama ranks 16th 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.