Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 17.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.4%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
107th
of 185 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2017
All-time low
15.2%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 15.8 %2001: 15.3 %2002: 15.3 %2003: 15.2 %2004: 15.7 %2005: 16.6 %2006: 17 %2007: 16.9 %2008: 16.8 %2009: 16.8 %2010: 16.3 %2011: 16.4 %2012: 17.4 %2013: 18.4 %2014: 19 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 19.3 %2017: 19.4 %2018: 19.2 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 19.1 %2021: 17.4 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic is 17.4%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic peaked at 19.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2003.

Dominican Republic ranks 107th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 15.8%
2001 15.3% -3.2%
2002 15.3% +0.0%
2003 15.2% -0.7%
2004 15.7% +3.3%
2005 16.6% +5.7%
2006 17.0% +2.4%
2007 16.9% -0.6%
2008 16.8% -0.6%
2009 16.8% +0.0%
2010 16.3% -3.0%
2011 16.4% +0.6%
2012 17.4% +6.1%
2013 18.4% +5.7%
2014 19.0% +3.3%
2015 19.2% +1.1%
2016 19.3% +0.5%
2017 19.4% +0.5%
2018 19.2% -1.0%
2019 18.6% -3.1%
2020 19.1% +2.7%
2021 17.4% -8.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.1%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 17.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.2% 17.0% 10
2010s 18.3% 16.3% 19.4% 10
2020s 18.2% 17.4% 19.1% 2

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 104 Honduras 17.8% compare
  2. 105 Nigeria 17.7% compare
  3. 106 Cuba 17.6% compare
  4. 107 Azerbaijan 17.4% compare
  5. 107 Uruguay 17.4% compare
  6. 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.2% compare
  7. 110 Cape Verde 17.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Dominican Republic was 17.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2003.
How does Dominican Republic rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Dominican Republic ranks 107th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).