What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Cuba and Republic of Moldova?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Moldova?

31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Republic of Moldova: Cancer death rates by type

Cuba

3.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Republic of Moldova

3.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Cuba rank

23rd

Republic of Moldova rank

24th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Cuba
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 23rd and Republic of Moldova ranks 24th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.97 deaths per 100,000 people	3.13 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1599 deaths per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova
2000s	3.02 deaths per 100,000 people	3.13 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1092 deaths per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova
2010s	3.23 deaths per 100,000 people	3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2257 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
2020s	3.19 deaths per 100,000 people	3.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6494 deaths per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Cuba or Republic of Moldova?: Cuba, at 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Moldova as of 2021.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Cuba and Republic of Moldova?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Moldova?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Republic of Moldova rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Cuba ranks 23rd and Republic of Moldova ranks 24th 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 rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cancer death rates by type
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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