Breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro
Montenegro: Breast cancer death rate in women was 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro, 2000–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro stood at 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro peaked at 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 16.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 17.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 18.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 7 Barbados 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 23.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Serbia 23.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Mauritius 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Philippines 20.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Uruguay 20.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Montenegro was 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Montenegro ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.