Suicides of children and adolescents in Panama
Panama: Suicides of children and adolescents was 71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 17 countries
All-time high
85
in 2022
All-time low
2.18
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Panama, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Panama is 71, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Panama peaked at 85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.18 | — |
| 2008 | 35 | +1503.8% |
| 2009 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 37 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 27 | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 39 | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 50 | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 57 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 66 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 72 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 85 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 71 | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 71 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.39 | 2.18 | 35 | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.3 | 26 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8 | 65 | 85 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Panama?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Panama was 71 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 2007.
- How does Panama rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Panama ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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