Brain and nervous system cancer death rate by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
7.99
Seychelles
Lowest
0.3549
Oman
Median
3.06
Years covered
45
1979–2023
Data points
3,024
What the numbers show
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 7.99 in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.3549 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.06, and the mean is 3.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 336.4%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 80.8%).
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 7.99 | 2021 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Mayotte | 2.58 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montenegro | 6.89 | 2019 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 6.04 | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.3 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5.03 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia, Republic of | 4.98 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 7 | Iceland | 4.97 | 2022 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 4.97 | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.91 | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 4.82 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 4.79 | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 4.76 | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 13 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 4.73 | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 4.56 | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 4.53 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 4.53 | 2022 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 17 | New Zealand | 4.49 | 2018 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 4.48 | 2022 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 4.38 | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 4.38 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 4.31 | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 4.24 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 4.2 | 2016 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 4.09 | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 4.04 | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 3.97 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 3.96 | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 28 | Armenia, Republic of | 3.94 | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 29 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.89 | 2019 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 3.89 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3.88 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 3.86 | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 3.84 | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 34 | Australia | 3.84 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 3.82 | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 3.77 | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 37 | Austria | 3.74 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 38 | Cuba | 3.74 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 3.7 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 3.69 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 41 | Russia | 3.68 | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 42 | France | 3.64 | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 3.62 | 2022 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 3.61 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 45 | Belarus, Republic of | 3.5 | 2018 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 46 | Türkiye | 3.45 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 47 | Suriname | 3.44 | 2014 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 3.4 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 3.38 | 2019 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 50 | United States | 3.34 | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 51 | Israel | 3.34 | 2022 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 3.28 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.22 | 2010 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands | 3.21 | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 55 | Grenada | 3.16 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 3.06 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 57 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.96 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 2.91 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritius | 2.89 | 2023 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas, The | 2.83 | 2016 | up 304.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 2.83 | 2015 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 2.69 | 2022 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Réunion | 2.66 | 2016 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 64 | Argentina | 2.64 | 2022 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 2.59 | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 2.59 | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 67 | Colombia | 2.58 | 2021 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 68 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 2.57 | 2007 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 2.52 | 2022 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 2.52 | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.49 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.47 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Guadeloupe | 2.45 | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 2.35 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 2.14 | 2019 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 2.11 | 2022 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2.08 | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 2.04 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 79 | Kuwait | 2.03 | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 2.01 | 2018 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 1.87 | 2010 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 1.84 | 2022 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 83 | Korea | 1.81 | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 84 | Panama | 1.81 | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 1.79 | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 86 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.77 | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 87 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.76 | 2022 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.66 | 2020 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 1.62 | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1.62 | 2021 | up 44.7% | flat |
| 91 | Philippines | 1.55 | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 92 | Martinique | 1.53 | 2016 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 93 | Jamaica | 1.44 | 2014 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 1.44 | 2023 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 95 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.44 | 2014 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 1.4 | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 97 | Qatar | 1.37 | 2023 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 98 | St. Lucia | 1.3 | 2020 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 1.29 | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 1.29 | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 101 | Maldives | 1.26 | 2021 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 102 | South Africa | 1.2 | 2020 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 103 | Malaysia | 1.17 | 2020 | up 160.6% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 1.14 | 2020 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 1.06 | 2013 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.02 | 2017 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 107 | French Guiana | 0.8281 | 2016 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.788 | 2019 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.6442 | 2012 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 0.3549 | 2021 | down 49.8% | falling |