Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 13.52 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.52 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica peaked at 13.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.17, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.21 | — |
| 2001 | 6.26 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.17 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 6.52 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 7.68 | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 7.92 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.13 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.18 | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 11.29 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.07 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 8.52 | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 11.19 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 11.49 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.88 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.98 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.36 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 13.52 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 | 6.17 | 11.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.71 | 8.52 | 12.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.26 | 13 | 13.52 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Costa Rica was 13.52 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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