Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Death rate from cancer by sex
Puerto Rico
99.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Singapore
95.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
71st
Singapore rank
73rd
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 99.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 71st and Singapore ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 185.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 156.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 203.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 140.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 210.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 135.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 182.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 119.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 114.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 101.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Puerto Rico, at 99.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 71st and Singapore ranks 73rd 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.