Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Death rate from drowning
Dominican Republic
2.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua
1.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
121st
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Death rate from drowning over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.102 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. 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 drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.