Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate who mortality database

Dominican Republic
14.08
in 2018
Puerto Rico
20.67
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
11th

Homicide rate who mortality database over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 20.67 against 14.08 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 6.59.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 111 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 4.34 8.01 3.67 Puerto Rico
1970s 5.41 14.94 9.53 Puerto Rico
1980s 5.21 15.5 10.29 Puerto Rico
1990s 6.1 23.08 16.99 Puerto Rico
2000s 5.74 20.87 15.13 Puerto Rico
2010s 15.8 23.48 7.68 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate who mortality database, Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 20.67 against 14.08 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate who mortality database between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?
6.59, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?
49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate who mortality database?
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate who mortality database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,851 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed