Dominican Republic vs Seychelles: Child homicide rate
Dominican Republic
3.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Seychelles
3.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
15th
Seychelles rank
18th
Child homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Seychelles
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Seychelles, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 113 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1113 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 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, Dominican Republic or Seychelles?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Seychelles as of 2018.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
- How do Dominican Republic and Seychelles rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 18th 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.