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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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