Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama
Panama: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama, 2012–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama stood at 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 64.1% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama peaked at 0.8494 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Panama 18th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8494 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0.2923 homicides per 100,000 population | -65.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5271 homicides per 100,000 population | +80.3% |
| 2019 | 0.283 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0931 homicides per 100,000 population | -67.1% |
| 2021 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2023 | 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population | -64.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4879 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.283 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8494 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.193 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4997 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 15 Slovakia 0.2227 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Paraguay 0.2039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Belarus 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Argentina 0.1682 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Moldova 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Uruguay 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Panama
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Panama was 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8494 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.