Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Homicide rate
Dominican Republic
14.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.097 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8581 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 16.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.