Dominican Republic vs Eritrea: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Dominican Republic
23.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea
23.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Eritrea rank
56th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Dominican Republic
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 152.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 203.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 118.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 154.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 90.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 129.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 66.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 122.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 41.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 29.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 25.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 24.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Dominican Republic or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Dominican Republic and Eritrea?
- 0.55 deaths per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Eritrea rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.