India vs Japan: Deaths from cancer
India
1.02 million deaths
in 2021
Japan
443,071 deaths
in 2021
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Deaths from cancer over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.02 million deaths against 443,071 deaths in Japan, a difference of 571,949 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Japan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 508,311 deaths | 334,089 deaths | 174,222 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 700,519 deaths | 402,680 deaths | 297,839 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 919,570 deaths | 438,628 deaths | 480,942 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from cancer, India or Japan?
- India, at 1.02 million deaths against 443,071 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from cancer between India and Japan?
- 571,949 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for deaths from cancer?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths 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.