What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Panama and South Africa?

0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?

24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs South Africa: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Panama

9.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

South Africa

9.56 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Panama rank

17th

South Africa rank

18th

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

Panama
South Africa

How they compare

Panama currently reports 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.65 deaths per 100,000 people	3.34 deaths per 100,000 people	5.31 deaths per 100,000 people	Panama
2000s	12.91 deaths per 100,000 people	8.63 deaths per 100,000 people	4.28 deaths per 100,000 people	Panama
2010s	14.74 deaths per 100,000 people	11.53 deaths per 100,000 people	3.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Panama or South Africa?: Panama, at 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Panama and South Africa?: 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?: Panama ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.