What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate from cancer

Cameroon

47.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

48.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Cameroon rank

154th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

153rd

Death rate from cancer over time

Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 48.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 47.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 154th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56.49 deaths per 100,000 people	44.79 deaths per 100,000 people	11.7 deaths per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	56.37 deaths per 100,000 people	47.29 deaths per 100,000 people	9.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2020s	49.38 deaths per 100,000 people	48.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.575 deaths per 100,000 people	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 48.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 47.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for death rate from cancer?: Cameroon ranks 154th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 153rd 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: 28 August 2026

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