Breast cancer death rate in women by country
Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
111
Highest
37.94 deaths per 100,000 people
Seychelles
Lowest
2.35 deaths per 100,000 people
Maldives
Median
13.98 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,880
What the numbers show
Breast cancer death rate in women is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Seychelles; the lowest is 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 14.33 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 126.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 64.5%).
Breast cancer death rate in women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Grenada | 33.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 3 | Fiji | 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahamas | 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Jamaica | 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 23.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Montenegro | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 20.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 20.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guadeloupe | 19.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 19.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 19.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 19 | Martinique | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 61.1% | flat |
| 20 | Mayotte | 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | — | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 17.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 23 | Cuba | 17.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 17.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 25 | Guyana | 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 16.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 28 | Malta | 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 16.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 30 | French Guiana | 16.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 16.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 32 | New Zealand | 16.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 15.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 15.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 37 | France | 15.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 38 | Iceland | 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 15.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 15.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 15.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 15.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 15.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 49 | Belgium | 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 50 | Israel | 14.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 126.0% | rising |
| 53 | Reunion | 14.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 54 | Paraguay | 14.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 14.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 59 | Brazil | 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 60 | Suriname | 13.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 62 | United States | 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 63 | Kuwait | 13.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 64 | Canada | 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 13.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 12.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 76 | Georgia | 11.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 11.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 79 | Switzerland | 11.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 11.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 82 | Sweden | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 83 | Jordan | 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 84 | Spain | 10.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 86 | Hong Kong | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 10.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 89 | Japan | 10.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 91 | Thailand | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 94 | Türkiye | 8.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 100 | Egypt | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 102 | Republic of Korea | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 42.7% | flat |
| 104 | Qatar | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 105 | Guatemala | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 106 | Oman | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 109 | Syria | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 111 | Maldives | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 61.9% | volatile |
About this data
Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.