Egypt vs Suriname: Cancer death rate by age group
Egypt
7.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Suriname
9.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Egypt rank
11th
Suriname rank
8th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Egypt
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1217 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Egypt or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2014.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Egypt and Suriname?
- 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Suriname?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Suriname rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.