What is the difference in male homicide victims between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

183 homicides, with Jamaica ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Male homicide victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Male homicide victims

Dominican Republic

1,103 homicides

in 2023

Jamaica

1,286 homicides

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

27th

Jamaica rank

24th

Male homicide victims over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1,286 homicides against 1,103 homicides in Dominican Republic, a difference of 183 homicides.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,096 homicides	1,418 homicides	678.3 homicides	Dominican Republic
2010s	1,563 homicides	1,159 homicides	403.48 homicides	Dominican Republic
2020s	1,050 homicides	1,308 homicides	257.25 homicides	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male homicide victims, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 1,286 homicides against 1,103 homicides in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in male homicide victims between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 183 homicides, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for male homicide victims?: Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Male homicide victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male homicide victims
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.