Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Barbados
32.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Dominican Republic
29.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Barbados rank
16th
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Barbados
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 32.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Barbados ranks 16th and Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 27.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 19.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 34.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 28.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Barbados or Dominican Republic?
- Barbados, at 32.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2013.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.