Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama
Panama: Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 230 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama is 230, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama peaked at 726 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 230, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 593 | — |
| 2011 | 560 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 545 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 566 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 579 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 589 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 726 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 712 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 682 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 516 | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 391 | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 323 | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 305 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 235 | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 230 | -2.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 230 is above the median for high income countries, which is 146, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 606.8 | 516 | 726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.8 | 230 | 391 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama?
- Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Panama was 230 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 726 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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