Homicide rate who vs unodc in Panama
Panama: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 11.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.71
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
17.33
in 2013
All-time low
6.55
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate who vs unodc in Panama stood at 11.71.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Panama peaked at 17.33 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.55, in 2006.
That places Panama 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.23 | 8.92 | 13.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 | 6.55 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.95 | 9.22 | 17.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 | 11.34 | 12.66 | 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 who vs unodc in Panama?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Panama was 11.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 17.33 in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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