Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Dominican Republic
18.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
18.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
26th
Uruguay rank
28th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 20.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 24.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 19.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. 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 prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.