Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Homicide rate (World Health)
Dominican Republic
19.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Haiti
20.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Haiti rank
15th
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 20.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Haiti ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 21.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.346 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 19.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 20.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Haiti?
- 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Haiti?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Haiti rank globally for homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Haiti ranks 15th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.