Ecuador vs Guatemala: Death rate from cancer by sex
Ecuador
70.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala
66.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
95th
Guatemala rank
97th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 70.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 66.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 70.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 96.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 87.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 68.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 82.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 78.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5891 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 71.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.867 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 70.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 66.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 97th 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.