Cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Cancer death rates by type was 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1985–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1986 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 91 Seychelles 0.8604 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Oman 0.8569 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Mayotte 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Belize 0.7563 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Ecuador 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Sri Lanka 0.7263 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Cancer death rates by type in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates by type recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for cancer death rates by type?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.