Dominican Republic vs Republic of Korea: Cancer death rate by age group
Dominican Republic
0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Republic of Korea
0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
71st
Republic of Korea rank
73rd
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Dominican Republic
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1838 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Dominican Republic or Republic of Korea?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1838 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.