Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 906 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
906
Change on year
up 38.1%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
906
in 2023
All-time low
132
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Costa Rica is 906, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 120.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Costa Rica peaked at 906 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139 | — |
| 1991 | 132 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 160 | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 182 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 184 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 189 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 210 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 224 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 245 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 249 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 257 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 258 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 300 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 280 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 335 | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 351 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 369 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 512 | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 525 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 527 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 474 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 407 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 411 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 477 | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 557 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 578 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 603 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 585 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 563 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 570 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 588 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 656 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 906 | +38.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 906 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 906 is above the median for high income countries, which is 158, 5.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182.5 | 132 | 245 | 10 |
| 2000s | 343.6 | 249 | 525 | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.2 | 407 | 603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 680 | 570 | 906 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 11 Jamaica 1,404 compare
- 12 Chile 1,248 compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 1,237 compare
- 15 Nicaragua 754 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 605 compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 541 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Costa Rica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Costa Rica was 906 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 906 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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