Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from cancer
Algeria
72.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
74.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Algeria rank
118th
Papua New Guinea rank
116th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Algeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 74.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 194 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 91.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 80.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 74.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Algeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Algeria ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.