Dominican Republic vs United States of America: Cancer death rate by age group
Dominican Republic
0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
United States of America
1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
71st
United States of America rank
70th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Dominican Republic
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0133 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2569 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9775 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1341 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Dominican Republic and United States of America?
- 0.0133 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States of America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and United States of America rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 70th 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.