Chile vs Dominican Republic
Chile vs Dominican Republic: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10.1 per 100,000 people in Chile and 8.9 per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chile, by 1.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.14 times that in Dominican Republic.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chile ranked 77 and Dominican Republic ranked 102 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Chile | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 14 | 7.3 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 15 | 7.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.2 | 6.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 5.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 23.2 | 5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Dominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Dominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Dominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022