Belize vs Colombia: Death rate from cancer by sex
Belize
85.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia
84.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belize rank
84th
Colombia rank
86th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Belize
- Colombia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 85.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Colombia ahead.
Belize ranks 84th and Colombia ranks 86th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 61.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 74.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 95.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 124.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 104.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 87.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 77.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Belize or Colombia?
- Belize, at 85.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 84.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Belize and Colombia?
- 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Colombia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Belize and Colombia rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Belize ranks 84th and Colombia ranks 86th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.