Dominican Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of deaths from homicide

Dominican Republic
3.2%
in 2018
Trinidad and Tobago
3.4%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
10th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th

Share of deaths from homicide over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0246195119852020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Dominican Republic
1980s 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% Dominican Republic
1990s 1.9% 1.3% 0.7% Dominican Republic
2000s 2.0% 3.4% 1.4% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 4.0% 4.1% 0.0% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Dominican Republic or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago?
50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
Dominican Republic ranks 10th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th 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

The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.