Dominican Republic vs United States: Child homicide rate
Dominican Republic
3.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
United States
4.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
15th
United States rank
14th
Child homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 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 United States?
- United States, at 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Dominican Republic and United States?
- 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and United States rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.