What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Dominican Republic and Romania?

0.29 deaths per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Dominican Republic vs Romania: Reported suicide rates

Dominican Republic

6.97 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2018

Romania

6.68 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

53rd

Romania rank

56th

Reported suicide rates over time

Dominican Republic
Romania

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.97 deaths per 100,000 population against 6.68 deaths per 100,000 population in Romania, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 population.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 56th of 111 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.4 deaths per 100,000 population	10.38 deaths per 100,000 population	7.99 deaths per 100,000 population	Romania
1990s	2.18 deaths per 100,000 population	10.65 deaths per 100,000 population	8.46 deaths per 100,000 population	Romania
2000s	2.17 deaths per 100,000 population	10.52 deaths per 100,000 population	8.35 deaths per 100,000 population	Romania
2010s	4.88 deaths per 100,000 population	9 deaths per 100,000 population	4.12 deaths per 100,000 population	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates, Dominican Republic or Romania?: Dominican Republic, at 6.97 deaths per 100,000 population against 6.68 deaths per 100,000 population in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Dominican Republic and Romania?: 0.29 deaths per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Romania?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Romania rank globally for reported suicide rates?: Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.