Cancer death rate by age group by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
95.63
Montenegro
Lowest
0
Réunion
Median
1.73
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,885

What the numbers show

Cancer death rate by age group is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 95.63 in Montenegro; the lowest is 0 in Réunion.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.73, and the mean is 3.72.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 589.5%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).

Cancer death rate by age group: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 95.63 2019 volatile
1 Mayotte 0 2016 volatile
2 Seychelles 63.37 2021 volatile
3 Belize 12.48 2022 volatile
4 El Salvador 11.17 2018 up 589.5% volatile
5 Mongolia 10.7 2023 up 326.9% volatile
6 Fiji, Republic of 10.67 2012 down 91.2% volatile
7 Cyprus 9.89 2022 volatile
8 Suriname 9.32 2014 volatile
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.42 2017 rising
10 Mauritius 8.09 2023 volatile
11 Egypt, Arab Republic of 7.39 2019 down 44.5% volatile
12 Ukraine 6.86 2019 down 0.6% falling
13 Tajikistan, Republic of 6.1 2022 volatile
14 Azerbaijan, Republic of 5.98 2007 up 112.7% volatile
15 Kazakhstan, Republic of 5.12 2023 up 116.2% falling
16 Sri Lanka 4.46 2019 down 35.9% flat
17 Moldova, Republic of 4.21 2023 down 59.7% volatile
18 Chile 4.13 2022 up 74.7% volatile
19 Brazil 4.1 2021 up 15.1% falling
20 Jamaica 4.03 2014 volatile
21 Nicaragua 3.95 2022 up 167.8% rising
22 Qatar 3.8 2023 volatile
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.8 2023 up 31.5% volatile
24 Guatemala 3.57 2022 up 15.5% volatile
25 Bulgaria 3.56 2022 down 21.6% volatile
26 Russian Federation 3.45 2019 down 40.5% falling
27 Norway 3.37 2016 up 94.9% volatile
28 New Zealand 3.36 2018 up 115.5% volatile
29 Ecuador 3.3 2022 up 77.0% flat
30 Uzbekistan, Republic of 3.23 2023 up 36.8% volatile
31 Netherlands, The 3.04 2023 up 31.7% volatile
32 Peru 3 2022 up 1.5% rising
33 Thailand 2.87 2023 down 27.3% rising
34 Jordan 2.87 2018 up 173.5% rising
35 Romania 2.84 2022 down 26.1% falling
36 Albania 2.81 2010 down 47.0% volatile
37 Philippines 2.79 2019 up 216.0% falling
38 Armenia, Republic of 2.77 2023 up 16.4% volatile
39 Argentina 2.71 2022 up 24.6% volatile
40 Portugal 2.56 2022 up 18.6% volatile
41 Colombia 2.44 2021 down 2.9% falling
42 Georgia 2.43 2023 down 53.8% volatile
43 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 2.39 2016 down 22.8% falling
44 Türkiye, Republic of 2.37 2023 down 33.2% falling
45 Mexico 2.36 2022 down 7.5% falling
46 Switzerland 2.24 2023 down 9.9% volatile
47 Uruguay 2.18 2022 down 65.7% volatile
48 Finland 2.11 2022 down 36.7% volatile
49 Paraguay 2.1 2021 up 50.1% volatile
50 Kuwait 2.03 2023 volatile
51 Canada 1.99 2022 down 48.6% volatile
52 South Africa 1.95 2020 up 0.8% falling
53 Slovak Republic 1.95 2023 up 8.4% volatile
54 Poland, Republic of 1.92 2022 up 22.2% falling
55 Turkmenistan 1.92 2015 down 26.1% volatile
56 Syrian Arab Republic 1.73 2010 down 80.5% volatile
57 Ireland 1.73 2022 up 29.2% volatile
58 Belgium 1.72 2021 down 25.4% volatile
59 Serbia, Republic of 1.62 2023 up 7.1% volatile
60 Kyrgyz Republic 1.44 2023 up 10.1% volatile
61 Japan 1.41 2022 down 3.1% volatile
62 Australia 1.35 2023 down 30.0% volatile
63 Germany 1.3 2020 down 56.5% falling
64 Panama 1.28 2022 volatile
65 Spain 1.23 2023 down 33.4% volatile
66 United Kingdom 1.2 2021 down 42.8% volatile
67 Hungary 1.13 2023 down 85.6% falling
68 Austria 1.11 2023 volatile
69 Belarus, Republic of 1.01 2018 down 73.3% volatile
70 United States 1 2022 down 37.2% volatile
71 Dominican Republic 0.9867 2018 down 60.5% volatile
72 France 0.9181 2022 down 36.0% volatile
73 Korea, Republic of 0.8029 2022 down 75.5% falling
74 Malaysia 0.7506 2020 down 71.4% falling
75 Israel 0.5479 2022 down 7.9% volatile
76 Italy 0.4735 2022 down 82.2% volatile
77 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2021 volatile
77 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0 2014 volatile
77 Bahamas, The 0 2016 volatile
77 Barbados 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile
77 Brunei Darussalam 0 2019 volatile
77 Costa Rica 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
77 Cuba 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
77 Czech Republic 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
77 Denmark 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
77 Estonia 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
77 Greece 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
77 Grenada 0 2023 volatile
77 Guyana 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
77 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 2017 volatile
77 Croatia, Republic of 0 2021 volatile
77 Iceland 0 2022 volatile
77 St. Lucia 0 2020 volatile
77 Lithuania, Republic of 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
77 Luxembourg 0 2023 volatile
77 Latvia, Republic of 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
77 Maldives 0 2021 volatile
77 North Macedonia, Republic of 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
77 Malta 0 2022 volatile
77 Oman 0 2021 volatile
77 Puerto Rico 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
77 Singapore 0 2022 volatile
77 Slovenia, Republic of 0 2023 volatile
77 Sweden 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
77 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2020 volatile
77 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2022 volatile
77 French Guiana 0 2016 volatile
77 Guadeloupe 0 2016 volatile
77 Martinique 0 2016 volatile
77 Réunion 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Cancer death rate by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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