Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?

Dominican Republic, at 1 deaths against 0.23 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

0.77 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

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 Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Number of deaths from malaria

Dominican Republic

1 deaths

in 2021

Nicaragua

0.23 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

66th

Nicaragua rank

67th

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Dominican Republic
Nicaragua

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1 deaths against 0.23 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.77 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 4.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.33 deaths	6.63 deaths	6.7 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	5.33 deaths	1.76 deaths	3.57 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	1.61 deaths	0.115 deaths	1.5 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?: Dominican Republic, at 1 deaths against 0.23 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 0.77 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from malaria
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 malaria in both sexes.