Norway vs Yemen: Deaths from cancer
Norway
11,457 deaths
in 2021
Yemen
12,216 deaths
in 2021
Norway rank
83rd
Yemen rank
81st
Deaths from cancer over time
- Norway
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 12,216 deaths against 11,457 deaths in Norway, a difference of 759 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 83rd and Yemen ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,050 deaths | 7,645 deaths | 3,405 deaths | Norway |
| 2010s | 11,479 deaths | 10,380 deaths | 1,099 deaths | Norway |
| 2020s | 11,507 deaths | 12,178 deaths | 670.3 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from cancer, Norway or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 12,216 deaths against 11,457 deaths in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Norway and Yemen?
- 759 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Yemen rank globally for deaths from cancer?
- Norway ranks 83rd and Yemen ranks 81st 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.