Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
47.65 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
104th
of 111 countries
All-time high
67.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
All-time low
35.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1965
Years of data
53
1965–2018
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized 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
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic is 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic peaked at 67.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 35.82 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1965.
That places Dominican Republic 104th 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.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 35.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 41.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 46.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 42.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 42.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 45.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 43.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 40.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 40.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 43.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 46.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 47.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 46.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 48.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 50.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 57.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 58.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 64.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 67.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 63.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 51.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 55.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 50.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 52.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 51.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 49.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 47.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 49.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 50.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 54.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 59.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 62.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 63.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 60.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 58.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 59.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 61.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 60.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 53.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 50.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 49.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 56.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 56.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 52.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 44.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 47.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 45.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 44.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 101 Uzbekistan 53.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Albania 53.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 El Salvador 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Tajikistan 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Egypt 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Bahrain 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Dominican Republic was 47.65 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 cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.