Belgium vs Dominican Republic: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Belgium
1.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Belgium rank
95th
Dominican Republic rank
93rd
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Belgium
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 93rd of 110 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5674 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2303 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Belgium or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Dominican Republic rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Belgium ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 93rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. 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 10-14 years.