Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?

Dominican Republic, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Guatemala as of 2018.

What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?

0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Share of deaths from homicide

Dominican Republic

3.2%

in 2018

Guatemala

2.9%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

10th

Guatemala rank

11th

Share of deaths from homicide over time

Dominican Republic
Guatemala

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 10th and Guatemala ranks 11th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7%	1.0%	0.3%	Guatemala
1970s	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	Guatemala
1980s	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	Guatemala
1990s	1.9%	3.1%	1.1%	Guatemala
2000s	2.0%	5.5%	3.5%	Guatemala
2010s	4.0%	5.3%	1.3%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?: Dominican Republic, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?: Dominican Republic ranks 10th and Guatemala ranks 11th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of deaths from homicide
Unit: %
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.