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Homicide rate in Panama

Panama: Homicide rate was 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
20.17 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
27.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
12.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Panama, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 14 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 25.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 24.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 22.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 15.2 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 18.7 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 20.2 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Panama recorded 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Panama peaked at 27.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

Panama ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people 27.73 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 19.47 deaths per 100,000 people 14.84 deaths per 100,000 people 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 19.45 deaths per 100,000 people 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 13 Mexico 28.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 14 Guatemala 26.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 15 Haiti 20.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 17 Saint Lucia 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 18 Dominican Republic 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 19 Central African Republic 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Panama?
Homicide rate in Panama was 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 27.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Panama rank for homicide rate?
Panama ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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