Ecuador vs Panama: Death rate from cancer by sex
Ecuador
70.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
72.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
95th
Panama rank
92nd
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 72.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 70.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 95th and Panama ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 67.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 97.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 86.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 82.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 78.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 70.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 72.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 70.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Ecuador and Panama?
- 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 95th and Panama ranks 92nd 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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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.