Which has higher deaths from cancer, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?

Dominican Republic, at 11,350 deaths against 10,505 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?

845 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs New Zealand: Deaths from cancer

Dominican Republic

11,350 deaths

in 2021

New Zealand

10,505 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

84th

New Zealand rank

87th

Deaths from cancer over time

Dominican Republic
New Zealand

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 11,350 deaths against 10,505 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 845 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7,169 deaths	7,962 deaths	792.74 deaths	New Zealand
2010s	9,933 deaths	9,302 deaths	630.75 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	11,365 deaths	10,162 deaths	1,204 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from cancer, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?: Dominican Republic, at 11,350 deaths against 10,505 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 845 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and New Zealand rank globally for deaths from cancer?: Dominican Republic ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from cancer
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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