Colon and rectum cancer death rate by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
23.27
Hungary
Lowest
1.37
Maldives
Median
9.51
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,922
What the numbers show
Colon and rectum cancer death rate is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 23.27 in Hungary; the lowest is 1.37 in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.51, and the mean is 9.51.
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 (up 147.1%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 72.8%).
Colon and rectum cancer death rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 23.27 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 22.08 | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 20.6 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Brunei | 17.77 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 17.13 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Barbados | 16.57 | 2013 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 16.18 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 15.59 | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 15.48 | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 15.46 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 15.46 | 2019 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 15.4 | 2022 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 14.43 | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 14.24 | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.95 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 13.82 | 2017 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 13.79 | 2019 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cuba | 13.69 | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 13.61 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 13.51 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 12.84 | 2022 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 12.65 | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 12.65 | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 12.42 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Seychelles | 12.26 | 2021 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Reunion | 12.23 | 2016 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 12.23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 28 | Martinique | 12.22 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.14 | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.11 | 2022 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 12.1 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 11.96 | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 11.93 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11.82 | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 11.81 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 11.78 | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 11.65 | 2022 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 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 | Ireland | 11.2 | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 10.91 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 10.6 | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 10.47 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 10.37 | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritius | 10.31 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 10.29 | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 10.22 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 10.21 | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 10.13 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.77 | 2021 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 9.72 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 53 | France | 9.66 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 9.64 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Grenada | 9.56 | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 9.51 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 57 | Bahamas | 9.45 | 2016 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 58 | Montenegro | 9.35 | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 59 | Finland | 9.18 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 9.07 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 9.04 | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 8.98 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 63 | United States | 8.87 | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 8.73 | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 8.62 | 2020 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 8.46 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 67 | South Korea | 8.34 | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 8.32 | 2014 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 8.32 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 70 | Venezuela | 8.17 | 2016 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 8.01 | 2016 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 7.93 | 2022 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 7.72 | 2022 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 7.51 | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 75 | Turkey | 7.49 | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 76 | Malaysia | 7.48 | 2020 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 7.31 | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 78 | Mongolia | 7.23 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 7.12 | 2022 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 7.07 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 81 | Fiji | 6.83 | 2012 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 6.69 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 6.62 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 84 | Iran | 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 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.61 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 5.52 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 93 | Georgia | 5.49 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 5.4 | 2014 | up 3.2% | 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 | 3.24 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 3.1 | 2015 | up 58.2% | falling |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2007 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 2.98 | 2022 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 2.59 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 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 | Syria | 2.22 | 2010 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 2.05 | 2021 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mayotte | 1.95 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 1.37 | 2021 | up 67.3% | volatile |