Ecuador vs Panama: Cancer death rates by type
Ecuador
0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
0.6766 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
96th
Panama rank
99th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6766 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.0747 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Panama ranks 99th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9439 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.9587 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1602 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.6847 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5272 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.6826 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3701 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8648 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7693 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0955 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.7541 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6097 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1444 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Ecuador or Panama?
- Ecuador, at 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6766 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0747 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Panama ranks 99th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.