Puerto Rico vs Trinidad and Tobago: Child homicide rate
Puerto Rico
7.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
7.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Child homicide rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1256 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9491 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 8.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9366 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Puerto Rico or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Puerto Rico, at 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th 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.