Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from cancer

Cape Verde
73.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
74.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
116th

Death rate from cancer over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 74.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 73.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 50.8 deaths per 100,000 people 63.71 deaths per 100,000 people 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 62.75 deaths per 100,000 people 74.62 deaths per 100,000 people 11.87 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people 79.17 deaths per 100,000 people 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 74.93 deaths per 100,000 people against 73.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from cancer?
Cape Verde ranks 117th 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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