What is the difference in death rate from falls between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from falls. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Death rate from falls

Costa Rica

2.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Dominican Republic

2.5 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

167th

Dominican Republic rank

164th

Death rate from falls over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 167th and Dominican Republic ranks 164th of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.97 deaths per 100,000 people	2.25 deaths per 100,000 people	0.282 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	2.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.426 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2020s	2.17 deaths per 100,000 people	2.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.395 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 falls, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from falls between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for death rate from falls?: Costa Rica ranks 167th and Dominican Republic ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from falls. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from falls
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.