Puerto Rico vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Child homicide rate
Puerto Rico
7.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
7th
Child homicide rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 7th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2951 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5945 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 8.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 7.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7219 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Puerto Rico or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Puerto Rico, at 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 7th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.