Breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Breast cancer death rate in women was 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
8.04 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
10.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
All-time low
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1965
Years of data
53
1965–2018
Breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic, 1965–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people for breast cancer death rate in women in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1965.
That places Dominican Republic 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +129.2% |
| 1967 | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.2% |
| 1968 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.4% |
| 1969 | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.2% |
| 1970 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -53.9% |
| 1971 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 1972 | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.3% |
| 1973 | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.3% |
| 2003 | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 7.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 8.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Dominican Republic was 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.