Egypt vs Ukraine: Cancer death rate by age group
Egypt
7.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Ukraine
6.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Egypt rank
11th
Ukraine rank
12th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Egypt
- Ukraine
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ukraine ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.72 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 Ukraine?
- Egypt, at 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine as of 2019.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Egypt and Ukraine?
- 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.