Dominica vs Panama: Share of deaths from homicide
Dominica
1.5%
in 2022
Panama
1.9%
in 2022
Dominica rank
18th
Panama rank
16th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Dominica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Dominica, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Dominica ranks 18th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Dominica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Dominica and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Panama?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Dominica and Panama rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Dominica ranks 18th and Panama ranks 16th 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.