Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
All-time low
0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1986
Years of data
53
1965–2018
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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
In 2018, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic stood at 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1986.
Dominican Republic ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.9826 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 0.753 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +68.0% |
| 1968 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +108.1% |
| 1972 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.7% |
| 1974 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +82.2% |
| 1975 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.7% |
| 1976 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.9% |
| 1977 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.2% |
| 1978 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +199.7% |
| 1980 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -68.7% |
| 1981 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.1% |
| 1982 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people | -77.0% |
| 1987 | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +276.3% |
| 1988 | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.1% |
| 1989 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.0% |
| 1992 | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.3% |
| 1995 | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +91.2% |
| 2002 | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9005 deaths per 100,000 people | -66.9% |
| 2006 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +88.0% |
| 2007 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7977 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +75.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +170.8% |
| 2017 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.753 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7977 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Dominican Republic was 1.23 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 in children under 10 years old recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Dominican Republic ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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 rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.