Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Child homicide rate
Dominican Republic
3.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
15th
Uruguay rank
12th
Child homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2933 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3304 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9698 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0739 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5308 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6836 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7915 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.97 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 Uruguay?
- 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.