Cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cancer death rate by age group was 0.9867 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic, 1965–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.9867 for cancer death rate by age group in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic peaked at 31.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4896, in 1997.
Dominican Republic ranks 74th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.624 | — |
| 1966 | 1.23 | +97.7% |
| 1967 | 3.05 | +147.6% |
| 1968 | 3.03 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2 | -60.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7174 | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 5.57 | +676.6% |
| 1972 | 0.677 | -87.8% |
| 1973 | 3.98 | +488.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6443 | -83.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5 | +288.7% |
| 1976 | 6.63 | +164.7% |
| 1977 | 7.02 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 5.68 | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 3.87 | -31.9% |
| 1980 | 2.72 | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 4.49 | +65.4% |
| 1982 | 10.31 | +129.4% |
| 1983 | 5.24 | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 6.84 | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 | -67.5% |
| 1986 | 3.12 | +40.4% |
| 1987 | 4.14 | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 2.06 | -50.3% |
| 1989 | 2.04 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.56 | +123.2% |
| 1991 | 4.01 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 4.94 | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 3.87 | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | -62.6% |
| 1996 | 1.94 | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4896 | -74.8% |
| 1998 | 1.49 | +203.8% |
| 1999 | 4.51 | +203.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -77.6% |
| 2001 | 2.53 | +150.6% |
| 2002 | 2.03 | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 2.51 | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9994 | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 31.43 | +3044.6% |
| 2011 | 1.99 | -93.7% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | +66.0% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | +79.4% |
| 2015 | 1.96 | -55.6% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9832 | -33.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9867 | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.9867 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.9867 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3044.6% | 0.9994 | 31.43 |
| 1971 | +676.6% | 0.7174 | 5.57 |
| 1973 | +488.1% | 0.677 | 3.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 | 0.624 | 3.05 | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.73 | 0.6443 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 | 0.4896 | 4.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.96 | 0.9994 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 0.9832 | 31.43 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 71 United Kingdom 1.05 compare
- 72 Belarus 1.01 compare
- 73 United States 1 compare
- 75 South Korea 0.8029 compare
- 76 Malaysia 0.7506 compare
- 77 Israel 0.5479 compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Dominican Republic was 0.9867 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4896 in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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