Costa Rica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of deaths from homicide
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
13th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 2.5% against 2.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.1% | 2.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Costa Rica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 2.5% against 2.2% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.