Homicide rate by sex in Panama
Panama: Homicide rate by sex was 21.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.71
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
25th
of 138 countries
All-time high
32.01
in 2012
All-time low
11.92
in 2006
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Panama, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 21.71 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Panama peaked at 32.01 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.92, in 2006.
That places Panama 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.64 | 16.13 | 19.96 | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.55 | 11.92 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8 | 16.52 | 32.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.72 | 20.81 | 23.27 | 4 |
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- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.874 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.575 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.728 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.881 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.812 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Panama?
- Homicide rate by sex in Panama was 21.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 32.01 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.92 in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Panama ranks 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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