Sweden vs Uganda: Deaths from cancer
Sweden
23,095 deaths
in 2021
Uganda
21,715 deaths
in 2021
Sweden rank
51st
Uganda rank
54th
Deaths from cancer over time
- Sweden
- Uganda
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 23,095 deaths against 21,715 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 1,380 deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,244 deaths | 18,659 deaths | 3,585 deaths | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23,130 deaths | 21,936 deaths | 1,194 deaths | Sweden |
| 2020s | 23,173 deaths | 22,990 deaths | 182.15 deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from cancer, Sweden or Uganda?
- Sweden, at 23,095 deaths against 21,715 deaths in Uganda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Sweden and Uganda?
- 1,380 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Uganda rank globally for deaths from cancer?
- Sweden ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th 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.