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Cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Cancer death rates by type was 0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
108th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1981
All-time low
0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
38
1980–2018

Cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic, 1980–2018

0.20.40.60.81980199920181980: 0.562 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 0.823 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 0.688 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 0.713 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 0.553 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 0.804 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 0.659 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 0.696 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 0.513 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 0.475 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0.598 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0.578 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0.459 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.506 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.663 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.231 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.526 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.397 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.377 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.376 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.337 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.523 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.507 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.457 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.455 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.444 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.443 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.402 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.499 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates by type in 2018.

That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places Dominican Republic 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1980 0.5624 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people +46.3%
1982 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people -16.4%
1983 0.7101 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
1984 0.7128 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
1985 0.5532 deaths per 100,000 people -22.4%
1986 0.8036 deaths per 100,000 people +45.3%
1987 0.7003 deaths per 100,000 people -12.9%
1988 0.6587 deaths per 100,000 people -5.9%
1989 0.696 deaths per 100,000 people +5.7%
1990 0.5585 deaths per 100,000 people -19.8%
1991 0.6186 deaths per 100,000 people +10.8%
1992 0.5125 deaths per 100,000 people -17.2%
1994 0.4754 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1995 0.598 deaths per 100,000 people +25.8%
1996 0.5776 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1997 0.4593 deaths per 100,000 people -20.5%
1998 0.5065 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
1999 0.663 deaths per 100,000 people +30.9%
2000 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people -65.1%
2001 0.5259 deaths per 100,000 people +127.4%
2002 0.3971 deaths per 100,000 people -24.5%
2003 0.3771 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2004 0.3757 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
2005 0.3371 deaths per 100,000 people -10.3%
2006 0.5232 deaths per 100,000 people +55.2%
2007 0.5066 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2008 0.4567 deaths per 100,000 people -9.9%
2009 0.4551 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
2010 0.4442 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
2011 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2012 0.5399 deaths per 100,000 people +21.9%
2013 0.5268 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
2014 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2015 0.4024 deaths per 100,000 people -19.5%
2016 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people +23.0%
2017 0.4986 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2018 0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people -20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6907 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5532 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 0.5522 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4593 deaths per 100,000 people 0.663 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2000s 0.4186 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5259 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.4717 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5399 deaths per 100,000 people 9

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 105 El Salvador 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 106 Guatemala 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 107 Nicaragua 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 109 Tajikistan 0.1773 deaths per 100,000 people
  5. 110 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 110 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic?
Cancer death rates by type in Dominican Republic was 0.3953 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 rates by type recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Dominican Republic rank for cancer death rates by type?
Dominican Republic ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
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