What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Maldives and Oman?

0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Oman ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?

8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Oman: Colon and rectum cancer death rate

Maldives

1.37 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Oman

2.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Maldives rank

111th

Oman rank

109th

Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time

Maldives
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.5 times Maldives's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 111th and Oman ranks 109th of 111 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Oman	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.9698 deaths per 100,000 people	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7704 deaths per 100,000 people	Oman
2020s	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	2.53 deaths per 100,000 people	1.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Maldives or Oman?: Oman, at 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Maldives and Oman?: 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Oman rank globally for colon and rectum cancer death rate?: Maldives ranks 111th and Oman ranks 109th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Colon and rectum cancer death rate
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, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.