Breast cancer death rate in women by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
37.94
Seychelles
Lowest
2.35
Maldives
Median
14.27
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,919
What the numbers show
Breast cancer death rate in women is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 37.94 in Seychelles; the lowest is 2.35 in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.27, and the mean is 14.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 109.0%), 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 | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Grenada | 33.74 | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 3 | Fiji | 33.05 | 2012 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.05 | 2021 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Jamaica | 26.03 | 2014 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bahamas | 25.03 | 2016 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 24.32 | 2013 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.91 | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 23.24 | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Montenegro | 22.61 | 2019 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 22.37 | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 20.99 | 2019 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 20.72 | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.32 | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 20.09 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guadeloupe | 19.71 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 19.46 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Moldova | 19.31 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 19 | Martinique | 19.02 | 2016 | up 61.1% | flat |
| 20 | Argentina | 18.15 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mayotte | 17.98 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 17.85 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 23 | Cuba | 17.59 | 2021 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 24 | Venezuela | 17.58 | 2016 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 25 | Guyana | 17.4 | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 17.34 | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 16.74 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 16.65 | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 29 | French Guiana | 16.63 | 2016 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Brunei | 16.38 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 16.37 | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 32 | New Zealand | 16.26 | 2018 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 16.22 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 15.91 | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 15.84 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 15.8 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 15.79 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 15.59 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 15.56 | 2019 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 15.37 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 15.28 | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.16 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 15.13 | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 44 | Austria | 15.11 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Russia | 15.11 | 2019 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 15.11 | 2020 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 47 | France | 15.01 | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 48 | South Africa | 14.98 | 2020 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Denmark | 14.95 | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 14.8 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 14.62 | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 52 | Armenia | 14.54 | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 14.53 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 54 | Israel | 14.52 | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 14.47 | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 56 | Reunion | 14.27 | 2016 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 57 | Paraguay | 14.27 | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 14.23 | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 14.09 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 14.06 | 2014 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 14.04 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 62 | Greece | 13.68 | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 13.51 | 2014 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 64 | United States | 13.32 | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 13.03 | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 13.02 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 12.7 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 12.56 | 2020 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 69 | Canada | 12.52 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 70 | Belarus | 12.47 | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 71 | Finland | 12.45 | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 72 | Singapore | 12.34 | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 12.1 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 12.08 | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 11.94 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 76 | Australia | 11.92 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 77 | Belize | 11.79 | 2022 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 11.53 | 2022 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 79 | Switzerland | 11.48 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 11.18 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 10.93 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 82 | Norway | 10.84 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 83 | Jordan | 10.82 | 2018 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 84 | Spain | 10.72 | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 10.61 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 86 | Hong Kong | 10.32 | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 10.32 | 2015 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 10.07 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 89 | Japan | 9.73 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.62 | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 91 | Thailand | 9.61 | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 8.97 | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 93 | Turkey | 8.83 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 8.57 | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 8.12 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 8.04 | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 7.96 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 7.9 | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 6.87 | 2010 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 6.71 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 101 | Egypt | 6.39 | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 6.15 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 103 | South Korea | 6.13 | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 6.12 | 2007 | down 42.7% | flat |
| 105 | Qatar | 5.85 | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 106 | Oman | 5.56 | 2021 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 107 | Mongolia | 5.5 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 5.09 | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 109 | Syria | 3.47 | 2010 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.82 | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 111 | Maldives | 2.35 | 2021 | down 61.9% | volatile |