Table 1.
Population, life expectancy and homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean
| Region and country | Population* | Life expectancy 2010–2014 | Homicides† | ||
| 2010 | Females | Males | UNODC | IHME | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 599 823 | 77.9 (77.5, 78.2) | 71.2 (70.7, 71.6) | 123 688 | 129 438 |
| Caribbean (six countries) | 41 621 | ||||
| Cuba | 11 308 | 81.3 (80.9, 81.5) | 77.1 (76.7, 77.4) | 519 | 622 |
| Dominican Republic | 9898 | 76.5 (76.0, 76.8) | 70.2 (69.7, 70.6) | 1859 | 1300 |
| Haiti | 10 000 | 64.4 (63.8, 64.8) | 60.2 (59.6, 60.6) | 874 | 755 |
| Jamaica | 2741 | 77.9 (77.4, 78.2) | 73.1 (72.6, 73.4) | 939 | 638 |
| Puerto Rico | 3710 | 83.2 (82.8, 83.4) | 75.2 (74.8, 75.5) | 879 | 666 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1328 | 73.8 (73.4, 74.1) | 66.9 (66.4, 67.2) | 403 | 285 |
| Central America (seven countries) | 161 117 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 4545 | 81.7 (81.3, 81.9) | 76.7 (76.3, 77.0) | 459 | 332 |
| El Salvador | 6038 | 77.1 (76.6, 77.4) | 67.9 (67.4, 68.3) | 3477 | 3180 |
| Guatemala | 14 732 | 75.0 (74.5, 75.4) | 67.9 (67.4, 68.4) | 4336 | 5334 |
| Honduras | 7504 | 75.4 (74.9, 75.8) | 70.4 (69.9, 70.8) | 6575 | 2712 |
| Mexico | 118 618 | 78.9 (78.5, 79.2) | 74.0 (73.6, 74.4) | 20 800 | 19 983 |
| Nicaragua | 5738 | 77.5 (77.0, 77.8) | 71.4 (70.9, 71.7) | 732 | 590 |
| Panama | 3621 | 80.5 (80.1, 80.8) | 74.3 (73.8, 74.7) | 680 | 576 |
| South America (10 countries) | 397 085 | ||||
| Argentina | 41 223 | 79.8 (79.4, 80.1) | 72.2 (71.7, 72.4) | 3227 | 2558 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9918 | 70.2 (69.6, 70.6) | 65.3 (64.7, 65.8) | 736 | 639 |
| Brazil | 198 614 | 77.9 (77.4, 78.1) | 70.3 (69.8, 70.6) | 51 132 | 56 530 |
| Chile | 17 015 | 84.1 (83.7, 84.4) | 78.1 (77.7, 78.4) | 561 | 836 |
| Colombia | 45 918 | 77.4 (77.0, 77.7) | 70.2 (69.7, 70.6) | 12 209 | 16 872 |
| Ecuador | 14 935 | 78.4 (77.9, 78.7) | 72.8 (72.3, 73.2) | 1988 | 2174 |
| Paraguay | 6210 | 74.9 (74.5, 75.3) | 70.7 (70.2, 71.1) | 645 | 935 |
| Peru | 29 374 | 76.8 (76.4, 77.2) | 71.5 (71.1, 71.9) | 2074 | 1046 |
| Uruguay | 3374 | 80.4 (80.0, 80.7) | 73.2 (72.8, 73.5) | 239 | 161 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28 996 | 78.2 (77.8, 78.5) | 69.9 (69.5, 70.3) | 8345 | 10 714 |
IHME data were available for every single year.
*Population counts in thousand from UN database.
†Annual average homicides 2010–2014.
IHME, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations; UN, United Nations; UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;