Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Child homicide rate
Costa Rica
3.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic
3.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
17th
Dominican Republic rank
15th
Child homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 15th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7378 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2775 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1562 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.574 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0469 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7261 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8244 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 15th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.