Dominican Republic vs Guyana: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Dominican Republic
14.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Guyana
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Guyana rank
12th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Dominican Republic
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8708 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 15.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3113 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Dominican Republic or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Dominican Republic and Guyana?
- 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guyana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Guyana rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. 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 deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.