What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Belarus and Lithuania?

7.65 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?

29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belarus vs Lithuania: Death rate from cancer by sex

Belarus

185.13 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2018

Lithuania

177.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Belarus rank

7th

Lithuania rank

8th

Death rate from cancer by sex over time

Belarus
Lithuania

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 185.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 177.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 8th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	184.14 deaths per 100,000 people	198.54 deaths per 100,000 people	14.39 deaths per 100,000 people	Lithuania
1990s	218.77 deaths per 100,000 people	225.43 deaths per 100,000 people	6.66 deaths per 100,000 people	Lithuania
2000s	205.57 deaths per 100,000 people	223.17 deaths per 100,000 people	17.6 deaths per 100,000 people	Lithuania
2010s	183.89 deaths per 100,000 people	210.14 deaths per 100,000 people	26.25 deaths per 100,000 people	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Belarus or Lithuania?: Belarus, at 185.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 177.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Belarus and Lithuania?: 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Belarus and Lithuania rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?: Belarus ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from cancer by sex
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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