Colombia vs Philippines: Death rate from cancer
Colombia
78.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Philippines
79.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Colombia rank
81st
Philippines rank
78th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Colombia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 78th of 111 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 102.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 94.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 88.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 84.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Colombia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Colombia and Philippines?
- 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
- How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Colombia ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 78th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.