Which has higher deaths from cancer, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nigeria?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 87,463 deaths against 82,870 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?

4,593 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?

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 Deaths from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nigeria: Deaths from cancer

Iran, Islamic Republic of

87,463 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

82,870 deaths

in 2021

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

23rd

Nigeria rank

26th

Deaths from cancer over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nigeria

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 87,463 deaths against 82,870 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 4,593 deaths.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49,688 deaths	61,682 deaths	11,994 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	79,921 deaths	84,425 deaths	4,505 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	100,444 deaths	86,076 deaths	14,368 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from cancer, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nigeria?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 87,463 deaths against 82,870 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?: 4,593 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for deaths from cancer?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Deaths from cancer
Unit: deaths
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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