Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Panama

Panama: Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG was 11.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.71
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
17.33
in 2013
All-time low
6.55
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Panama, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 11.31991: 11.71992: 12.11993: 11.81994: 12.11995: 13.81996: 8.91997: 11.11998: 9.71999: 9.72000: 9.92001: 102002: 122003: 10.62004: 9.52005: 112006: 6.52007: 8.12008: 14.12009: 15.82010: 12.72011: 14.92012: 16.92013: 17.32014: 15.52015: 11.92016: 10.12017: 9.22018: 9.62019: 11.32020: 11.62021: 12.72022: 11.32023: 11.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Panama recorded 11.71 for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in 2023.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Panama peaked at 17.33 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.55, in 2006.

Panama ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Panama, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 11.32
1991 11.72 +3.5%
1992 12.14 +3.6%
1993 11.78 -3.0%
1994 12.1 +2.7%
1995 13.84 +14.4%
1996 8.92 -35.5%
1997 11.1 +24.5%
1998 9.71 -12.6%
1999 9.66 -0.6%
2000 9.93 +2.9%
2001 9.97 +0.4%
2002 12.02 +20.5%
2003 10.56 -12.1%
2004 9.47 -10.3%
2005 10.99 +16.0%
2006 6.55 -40.4%
2007 8.12 +24.0%
2008 14.08 +73.5%
2009 15.77 +12.0%
2010 12.68 -19.6%
2011 14.86 +17.2%
2012 16.94 +14.0%
2013 17.33 +2.3%
2014 15.52 -10.5%
2015 11.89 -23.4%
2016 10.05 -15.5%
2017 9.22 -8.3%
2018 9.62 +4.3%
2019 11.33 +17.8%
2020 11.65 +2.7%
2021 12.66 +8.7%
2022 11.34 -10.4%
2023 11.71 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 18 Costa Rica 17.75 compare
  2. 19 Grenada 13.67 compare
  3. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.65 compare
  4. 22 Nicaragua 11.35 compare
  5. 23 Uruguay 11.25 compare
  6. 24 Dominican Republic 10.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Panama?
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Panama was 11.71 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 17.33 in 2013.
What is the lowest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 6.55 in 2006.
How does Panama rank for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg?
Panama ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg 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 UNICEF, published as part of Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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