What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Peru?

10,754 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Peru?

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.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

45,910 deaths

in 2021

Peru

35,156 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

34th

Peru rank

37th

Deaths from cancer over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Peru

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 45,910 deaths against 35,156 deaths in Peru, a difference of 10,754 deaths.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th and Peru ranks 37th of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33,481 deaths	19,926 deaths	13,555 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	41,804 deaths	26,014 deaths	15,790 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	45,925 deaths	32,937 deaths	12,988 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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 Peru?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 45,910 deaths against 35,156 deaths in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Peru?: 10,754 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Peru rank globally for deaths from cancer?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th and Peru ranks 37th 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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