Guyana vs United States: Child homicide rate
Guyana
5.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
United States
4.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana rank
11th
United States rank
14th
Child homicide rate over time
- Guyana
- United States
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States ahead.
Guyana ranks 11th and United States ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Guyana or United States?
- Guyana, at 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guyana and United States?
- 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and United States rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Guyana ranks 11th and United States ranks 14th 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.