Panama vs Uruguay: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Panama
9.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama rank
17th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1011 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0973 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6126 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3215 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Panama and Uruguay?
- 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Panama ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.