Dominican Republic vs Sweden: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Dominican Republic
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Sweden
1.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
93rd
Sweden rank
90th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th of 110 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6264 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4247 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Dominican Republic or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Dominican Republic and Sweden?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Dominican Republic ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th 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.