What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Moldova and United States?

6.52 deaths per 100,000 people, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?

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.

Moldova vs United States: Death rate from cancer

Moldova

189.65 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States

183.13 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Moldova rank

51st

United States rank

54th

Death rate from cancer over time

Moldova
United States

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 189.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 183.13 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Moldova ranks 51st and United States ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	166.83 deaths per 100,000 people	193.02 deaths per 100,000 people	26.19 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2010s	178.52 deaths per 100,000 people	186.88 deaths per 100,000 people	8.36 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2020s	184.62 deaths per 100,000 people	183.49 deaths per 100,000 people	1.13 deaths per 100,000 people	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Moldova or United States?: Moldova, at 189.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 183.13 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Moldova and United States?: 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Moldova and United States rank globally for death rate from cancer?: Moldova ranks 51st and United States ranks 54th 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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