Kuwait vs Singapore: Cancer death rates by type
Kuwait
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
70th
Singapore rank
72nd
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8398 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7737 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Kuwait, at 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Kuwait ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 72nd 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.