What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Russian Federation and Ukraine?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Russian Federation vs Ukraine: Cancer death rates by type

Russian Federation

2.33 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Ukraine

2.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Russian Federation rank

38th

Ukraine rank

35th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Russian Federation
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.2 deaths per 100,000 people	3.03 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1667 deaths per 100,000 people	Russian Federation
2010s	2.63 deaths per 100,000 people	2.67 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0328 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Russian Federation or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Russian Federation and Ukraine?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Russian Federation ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 35th 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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