Central African Republic vs Panama: Homicide rate (World Health)

Central African Republic
18.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Panama
20.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Central African Republic rank
19th
Panama rank
16th

Homicide rate (World Health) over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Panama
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 19th and Panama ranks 16th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 22.67 deaths per 100,000 people 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people Central African Republic
2010s 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people 19.47 deaths per 100,000 people 0.651 deaths per 100,000 people Central African Republic
2020s 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people 19.45 deaths per 100,000 people 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Central African Republic or Panama?
Panama, at 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Central African Republic and Panama?
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Panama?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Panama rank globally for homicide rate?
Central African Republic ranks 19th and Panama ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.