What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Mauritius and Suriname?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?

31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.

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.

Mauritius vs Suriname: Cancer death rates by type

Mauritius

1.11 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Suriname

1.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Mauritius rank

77th

Suriname rank

78th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Mauritius
Suriname

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 78th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.89 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8831 deaths per 100,000 people	2.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius
1990s	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4478 deaths per 100,000 people	2.02 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius
2000s	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9356 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8434 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius
2010s	1.53 deaths per 100,000 people	1.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4733 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Mauritius or Suriname?: Mauritius, at 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Mauritius and Suriname?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Mauritius ranks 77th and Suriname 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 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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