% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 54.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
54.6
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
77.5
in 2010
All-time low
49.6
in 2022
Years of data
15
2010–2024
% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico is 54.6, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico peaked at 77.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.6, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
% of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 77.5 | — |
| 2011 | 74.9 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 72.3 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 76.4 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 73.7 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 72.2 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 71.5 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.8 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 65 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 60.9 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 60 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 49.6 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 50.6 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 54.6 | +7.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 54.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7, 4.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.51 | 61.8 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.14 | 49.6 | 60.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Serbia 67.9 compare
- 2 Seychelles 56.1 compare
- 4 Montserrat 23.1 compare
- 5 Madagascar 22.1 compare
- 6 Malta 17.3 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 white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico?
- % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico was 54.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6 in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of homicides of white children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years of the total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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