Colon and rectum cancer death rate by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
22.63
Hungary
Lowest
1.37
Maldives
Median
9.56
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,883

What the numbers show

Colon and rectum cancer death rate is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 22.63 in Hungary; the lowest is 1.37 in Maldives.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.56, and the mean is 9.55.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji, Republic of (up 147.1%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 72.8%).

Colon and rectum cancer death rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 22.63 2023 down 13.4% rising
1 Mayotte 1.95 2016 volatile
2 Croatia, Republic of 22.08 2021 down 3.9% rising
3 Moldova, Republic of 20.6 2023 up 17.6% rising
4 Serbia, Republic of 17.13 2023 down 5.3% rising
5 Barbados 16.57 2013 up 13.8% rising
6 Slovak Republic 16.18 2023 down 31.3% falling
7 Romania 15.59 2022 down 0.2% rising
8 Bulgaria 15.57 2022 down 6.6% rising
9 Uruguay 15.48 2022 down 3.1% falling
10 Russian Federation 15.46 2019 down 11.7% rising
11 Poland, Republic of 15.4 2022 down 7.8% rising
12 Norway 15.08 2016 down 14.8% rising
13 Brunei Darussalam 14.82 2019 up 51.4% rising
14 Belarus, Republic of 14.43 2018 down 3.7% rising
15 New Zealand 14.24 2018 down 26.2% falling
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.95 2023 up 2.5% rising
17 Bahamas, The 13.92 2016 down 2.4% rising
18 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 13.82 2017 down 11.2% rising
19 Ukraine 13.79 2019 down 9.8% rising
20 Latvia, Republic of 13.71 2023 down 9.2% flat
21 Cuba 13.69 2021 up 8.5% rising
22 Czech Republic 13.61 2023 down 22.1% falling
23 Estonia, Republic of 13.35 2022 down 7.0% falling
24 Portugal 12.84 2022 down 19.9% rising
25 North Macedonia, Republic of 12.65 2023 down 9.9% rising
26 Lithuania, Republic of 12.63 2023 down 14.0% flat
27 Japan 12.45 2022 down 7.3% rising
28 Seychelles 12.26 2021 down 50.1% volatile
29 Réunion 12.23 2016 up 38.0% rising
30 Martinique 12.22 2016 up 51.1% rising
31 Trinidad and Tobago 12.14 2020 up 3.9% flat
32 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12.11 2022 down 2.5% volatile
33 Argentina 12.03 2022 down 9.7% falling
34 Slovenia, Republic of 11.82 2023 down 34.9% falling
35 Chile 11.78 2022 up 18.1% rising
36 Spain 11.78 2023 down 21.3% rising
37 Malta 11.65 2022 down 20.8% flat
38 Singapore 11.6 2022 down 22.9% flat
39 Jamaica 11.56 2014 up 35.5% flat
40 Denmark 11.55 2022 down 30.2% falling
41 United Kingdom 11.5 2021 down 6.7% falling
42 Ireland 11.2 2022 down 22.8% falling
43 Germany 10.91 2020 down 18.3% falling
44 Sweden 10.91 2023 down 14.0% falling
45 Iceland 10.68 2022 up 33.1% falling
46 Netherlands, The 10.6 2023 down 27.7% falling
47 Puerto Rico 10.37 2022 down 12.3% rising
48 Mauritius 10.31 2023 up 11.4% rising
49 Canada 10.29 2022 down 17.8% falling
50 Costa Rica 10.21 2022 up 16.9% rising
51 Italy 10.14 2022 down 20.1% falling
52 Finland 9.8 2022 down 1.2% falling
53 Antigua and Barbuda 9.77 2021 up 31.7% volatile
54 France 9.76 2022 down 17.1% falling
55 Philippines 9.72 2019 up 8.0% rising
56 Grenada 9.56 2023 up 21.6% volatile
57 Montenegro 9.35 2019 up 8.2% rising
58 Austria 9.34 2023 down 16.8% falling
59 Greece 9.29 2022 down 4.8% rising
60 Armenia, Republic of 9.12 2023 down 15.4% rising
61 United States 8.87 2022 down 11.6% falling
62 Belgium 8.76 2021 down 28.7% falling
63 Australia 8.73 2023 down 16.5% falling
64 St. Lucia 8.62 2020 up 96.2% volatile
65 Brazil 8.54 2021 up 9.4% rising
66 Luxembourg 8.36 2023 down 38.9% falling
67 Korea, Republic of 8.34 2022 down 29.0% rising
68 Suriname 8.32 2014 up 64.4% rising
69 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 8.17 2016 up 20.7% rising
70 Guadeloupe 8.01 2016 down 20.2% rising
71 Israel 7.93 2022 down 36.5% falling
72 Kuwait 7.73 2023 up 11.2% rising
73 Belize 7.72 2022 up 15.5% volatile
74 Panama 7.51 2022 up 0.7% rising
75 Türkiye, Republic of 7.49 2023 down 14.3% flat
76 Malaysia 7.48 2020 up 89.2% rising
77 Colombia 7.43 2021 up 10.5% rising
78 Paraguay 7.31 2021 up 15.8% rising
79 Cyprus 7.12 2022 down 22.6% rising
80 Switzerland 7.07 2023 down 26.3% falling
81 Mongolia 6.96 2023 up 16.0% rising
82 Kazakhstan, Republic of 6.92 2023 down 34.0% falling
83 Fiji, Republic of 6.83 2012 up 147.1% rising
84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.56 2017 rising
85 Guyana 6.13 2020 down 2.0% rising
86 Mexico 5.74 2022 up 20.5% rising
87 Peru 5.73 2022 up 9.5% rising
88 French Guiana 5.72 2016 down 26.1% volatile
89 Jordan 5.69 2018 down 12.7% falling
90 Thailand 5.65 2023 up 24.3% volatile
91 Kyrgyz Republic 5.61 2023 down 7.0% falling
92 Ecuador 5.52 2022 up 6.6% rising
93 Bahrain, Kingdom of 5.4 2014 up 3.2% rising
94 Georgia 5 2023 up 11.2% rising
95 South Africa 4.6 2020 down 35.6% flat
96 Dominican Republic 4.11 2018 up 21.7% rising
97 Nicaragua 3.97 2022 down 11.9% rising
98 El Salvador 3.6 2018 up 18.9% rising
99 Guatemala 3.41 2022 down 1.7% rising
100 Turkmenistan 3.1 2015 up 58.2% falling
101 Azerbaijan, Republic of 3 2007 down 32.7% falling
102 Tajikistan, Republic of 2.98 2022 up 11.6% falling
103 Uzbekistan 2.59 2023 down 18.3% falling
104 Egypt, Arab Republic of 2.45 2019 up 32.0% rising
105 Qatar 2.32 2023 down 72.8% falling
106 Sri Lanka 2.3 2019 up 105.9% falling
107 Albania 2.26 2010 down 25.4% rising
108 Syrian Arab Republic 2.22 2010 up 3.9% rising
109 Oman 2.05 2021 up 65.0% rising
110 Maldives 1.37 2021 up 67.3% volatile

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Indicator
Colon and rectum cancer death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
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