% of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 45.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.4
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
50.4
in 2022
All-time low
22.5
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
% of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 45.4 for % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico peaked at 50.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
% of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.5 | — |
| 2011 | 25.1 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 27.7 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 23.6 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 28.5 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.2 | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 39.1 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 40 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.4 | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 49.4 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 45.4 | -8.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 45.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3, 53% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.49 | 22.5 | 38.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.86 | 39.1 | 50.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 12 Malta 82.7 compare
- 13 Madagascar 77.9 compare
- 14 Montserrat 76.9 compare
- 16 Seychelles 43.9 compare
- 17 Serbia 32.1 compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico?
- % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico was 45.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 2010.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19?
- Puerto Rico ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of homicides of non-white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years of the total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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