Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.9 per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic and 8.6 per 100,000 people in Haiti, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Haiti.
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 8.9 2017 | 7.7 | 102 of 195 |
| Haiti | 8.6 2017 | 9 | 108 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Haiti.
- In 2017, Dominican Republic ranked 102 and Haiti ranked 108 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 | Dominican Republic | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.3 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.7 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.9 | 10 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 5.1 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 11.1 | 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