What is the difference in deaths from poisoning between Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

4.26 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic 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 poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Deaths from poisoning

Dominican Republic

30.11 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic

25.85 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

109th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

112th

Deaths from poisoning over time

Dominican Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 30.11 deaths against 25.85 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 4.26 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 109th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 112th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.34 deaths	25.74 deaths	8.4 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	29.47 deaths	26.16 deaths	3.31 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	29.55 deaths	24.38 deaths	5.17 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from poisoning, Dominican Republic or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 30.11 deaths against 25.85 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from poisoning between Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 4.26 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for deaths from poisoning?: Dominican Republic ranks 109th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 112th 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 poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deaths from poisoning
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 poisonings in both sexes.