Homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Homicide rate who age standardized was 12.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.02
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
12.02
in 2022
All-time low
2.39
in 1968
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica stood at 12.02. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica peaked at 12.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 1968.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.85 | — |
| 1962 | 3.57 | +25.3% |
| 1963 | 3.09 | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 3.4 | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 2.95 | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 3.96 | +34.0% |
| 1967 | 2.52 | -36.5% |
| 1968 | 2.39 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 2.97 | +24.3% |
| 1970 | 3.76 | +26.8% |
| 1971 | 4.12 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 3.26 | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 3.31 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.28 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.78 | +45.9% |
| 1976 | 5.54 | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 4.35 | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 3.72 | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 3.73 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.79 | +55.1% |
| 1981 | 4.67 | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 4.3 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 3.95 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 4.5 | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 4.88 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 4.09 | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 4.69 | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 4.01 | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 4.37 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 4.45 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.11 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 5.08 | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 5.08 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 5.04 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 5.37 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 5.51 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.63 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.07 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 6.08 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.05 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.75 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.87 | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 6.15 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 7.02 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.11 | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 8.81 | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 9.09 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 9.45 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 7.72 | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 7.76 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.24 | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 10.81 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 10.65 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.11 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 11.4 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.74 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.09 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 11.03 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 12.02 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 | 2.39 | 3.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.98 | 3.26 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.53 | 3.95 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 | 4.11 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.94 | 5.75 | 9.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.95 | 7.72 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 | 10.09 | 12.02 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Costa Rica was 12.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 1968.
- How does Costa Rica rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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