Death rates from different causes by country
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
108
Highest
170.58 deaths per 100,000 people
Mongolia
Lowest
20.35 deaths per 100,000 people
Oman
Median
96.68 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,885
What the numbers show
Death rates from different causes is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 170.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Mongolia; the lowest is 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.68 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 92.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 54.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 51.8%).
Death rates from different causes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 170.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 1 | Ireland | 110.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 2 | Hungary | 153.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Grenada | 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 145.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 4 | Malta | 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 6 | Moldova | 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 10 | Slovenia | 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 11 | Cuba | 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 16 | Russia | 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Jamaica | 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 18 | Belarus | 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Barbados | 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 20 | Montenegro | 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 112.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 112.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 25 | French Guiana | 110.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 109.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 32 | Seychelles | 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bahamas | 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 38 | France | 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 102.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 42 | Reunion | 102.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 43 | Brunei | 101.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 45 | Argentina | 99.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 46 | Venezuela | 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 50 | Canada | 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 97.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 96.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 54 | Fiji | 96.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 96.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 56 | United States | 95.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 57 | Australia | 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 58 | Brazil | 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 61 | Suriname | 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 63 | Sweden | 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 64 | Cyprus | 86.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 85.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Guyana | 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 69 | Iran | 83.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 80.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 75 | Switzerland | 79.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 76 | Colombia | 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 77 | South Korea | 78.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 80 | Georgia | 75.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 81 | Turkey | 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 82 | Peru | 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 68.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 85 | Ecuador | 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 87 | Mexico | 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 88 | Guatemala | 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 91 | Jordan | 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 92 | Kuwait | 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 93 | Malaysia | 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 53.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 53.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 97 | El Salvador | 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 100 | Egypt | 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bahrain | 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 102 | Syria | 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 103 | Maldives | 32.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 104 | Qatar | 30.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 105 | Oman | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.