Which has higher deaths from drowning, Australia or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 225.82 deaths against 198.33 deaths in Australia as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Australia and Dominican Republic?

27.49 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia 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 Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Dominican Republic: Deaths from drowning

Australia

198.33 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic

225.82 deaths

in 2021

Australia rank

90th

Dominican Republic rank

87th

Deaths from drowning over time

Australia
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 225.82 deaths against 198.33 deaths in Australia, a difference of 27.49 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 90th and Dominican Republic ranks 87th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	213.94 deaths	159.69 deaths	54.25 deaths	Australia
2010s	201.18 deaths	282.3 deaths	81.12 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	207.29 deaths	219.38 deaths	12.09 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, Australia or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 225.82 deaths against 198.33 deaths in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Australia and Dominican Republic?: 27.49 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Dominican Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Dominican Republic rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Australia ranks 90th and Dominican Republic ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from drowning
Unit: deaths
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 drowning in both sexes.