Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Child homicide rate
Jamaica
0.1055
in 2014
Sri Lanka
0.128
in 2019
Jamaica rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
82nd
Child homicide rate over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.128 against 0.1055 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0225.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 112 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.5576 | 0.5278 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.5454 | 1.38 | 0.8305 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.3081 | 1.01 | 0.7051 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.07 | 0.671 | 3.4 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 0.2472 | 2 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.128 against 0.1055 in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0225, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Jamaica ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.