Panama vs United States: Child homicide rate
Panama
3.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States
4.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama rank
16th
United States rank
14th
Child homicide rate over time
- Panama
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0386 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1960s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.671 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9669 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Panama or United States?
- United States, at 4.7 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 Panama and United States?
- 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Panama and United States rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Panama ranks 16th 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.