Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Netherlands: Deaths from cancer

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
45,910 deaths
in 2021
Netherlands
48,308 deaths
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
34th
Netherlands rank
33rd

Deaths from cancer over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 48,308 deaths against 45,910 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 2,398 deaths.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 33,481 deaths 41,107 deaths 7,625 deaths Netherlands
2010s 41,804 deaths 45,414 deaths 3,610 deaths Netherlands
2020s 45,925 deaths 47,362 deaths 1,437 deaths Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from cancer, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 48,308 deaths against 45,910 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands?
2,398 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands rank globally for deaths from cancer?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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
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