What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

0.025 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.

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.

Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Cancer death rates by type

Ecuador

0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Sri Lanka

0.7263 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Ecuador rank

96th

Sri Lanka rank

97th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Ecuador
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7263 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 111 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.8643 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2291 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6352 deaths per 100,000 people	Ecuador
1990s	0.6847 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2326 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4521 deaths per 100,000 people	Ecuador
2000s	0.6748 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4493 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2254 deaths per 100,000 people	Ecuador
2010s	0.8071 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6877 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1194 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 Sri Lanka?: Ecuador, at 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7263 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Ecuador ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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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