Cancer death rates by type who db in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cancer death rates by type who db was 0.3953 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates by type who db in Dominican Republic, 1980–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.3953 for cancer death rates by type who db 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 who db in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8226 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2312, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 106th 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 who db in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5624 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8226 | +46.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6876 | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7101 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7128 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5532 | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8036 | +45.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7003 | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6587 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.696 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5585 | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6186 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5125 | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4754 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.598 | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5776 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4593 | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5065 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.663 | +30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2312 | -65.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5259 | +127.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3971 | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3771 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3757 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3371 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5232 | +55.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5066 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4567 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4551 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4442 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4429 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5399 | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5268 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4024 | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.495 | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4986 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3953 | -20.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.3953 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.3953 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05, 38% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates by type who db 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +127.4% | 0.2312 | 0.5259 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6907 | 0.5532 | 0.8226 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5522 | 0.4593 | 0.663 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4186 | 0.2312 | 0.5259 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4717 | 0.3953 | 0.5399 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 103 Philippines 0.5481 compare
- 104 El Salvador 0.5396 compare
- 105 Nicaragua 0.4246 compare
- 107 Guatemala 0.3901 compare
- 108 Tajikistan 0.1773
- 109 Brunei 0.1773 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 rates by type who db in Dominican Republic?
- Cancer death rates by type who db in Dominican Republic was 0.3953 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8226 in 1981.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2312 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
- Dominican Republic ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rates by type who db 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type who db. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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