Death rate from cancer by sex by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
225.55
Mongolia
Lowest
20.83
Oman
Median
114.55
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,885
What the numbers show
Death rate from cancer by sex is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 225.55 in Mongolia; the lowest is 20.83 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 114.55, and the mean is 112.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 57.7%).
Death rate from cancer by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 225.55 | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 1 | Mayotte | 94.26 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Hungary | 198.14 | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 195.8 | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 195.44 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 5 | Grenada | 194.87 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 194.78 | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 7 | Belarus | 185.13 | 2018 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 177.48 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 171.85 | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 167.42 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 165.65 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 12 | Slovenia | 165.18 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 164.76 | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 164.22 | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 164.22 | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 162.21 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 17 | Estonia | 161.34 | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cuba | 155.83 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 153.26 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 147.23 | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 144 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 143.8 | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 23 | French Guiana | 141.9 | 2016 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 140.58 | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 138.53 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 137.34 | 2014 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 27 | Réunion | 135.87 | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 134.41 | 2019 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 132.72 | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 30 | France | 130.96 | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 31 | Barbados | 130.66 | 2013 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 129.94 | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 129.03 | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 128.29 | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 126.89 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126.67 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | Hong Kong, China | 125.97 | 2017 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 38 | Ireland | 125.86 | 2022 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 125.25 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 124.92 | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 123.62 | 2016 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 123.14 | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 120.95 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 118.33 | 2022 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 45 | Martinique | 117.49 | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 46 | Seychelles | 117.26 | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 47 | Austria | 117.22 | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 48 | South Africa | 116.88 | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 49 | Bahamas | 116.81 | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 50 | Argentina | 116.71 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 116.69 | 2016 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 52 | Japan | 116.24 | 2022 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 116.16 | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 116.15 | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 114.75 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 56 | Australia | 114.55 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 57 | Suriname | 114.13 | 2014 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 58 | Canada | 110.68 | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 110.52 | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 60 | Malta | 109.52 | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 109.19 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 109.05 | 2021 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.48 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 64 | Iceland | 108.24 | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 65 | United States of America | 108.24 | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 66 | Finland | 108.13 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 67 | Cyprus | 107.9 | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 107.82 | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 105.48 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 70 | Türkiye | 104.82 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 99.81 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 97.72 | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 73 | Singapore | 95.8 | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 74 | Sweden | 95.04 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 75 | Switzerland | 94.28 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.09 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 91.37 | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 78 | Guyana | 89.85 | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 88.65 | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritius | 87.22 | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 87.02 | 2007 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 86.88 | 2019 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 83 | Belize | 85.58 | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 85.38 | 2019 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 84.85 | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 84.52 | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 87 | Paraguay | 81.7 | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 88 | Fiji | 80.26 | 2012 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 75.59 | 2015 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 72.8 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 72.25 | 2022 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 92 | Peru | 71.7 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 93 | Albania | 70.35 | 2010 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 94 | Ecuador | 70.05 | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 95 | Mexico | 69.81 | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 96 | Guatemala | 66.07 | 2022 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 97 | Jordan | 65.39 | 2018 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 58.25 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 57.34 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 100 | Malaysia | 56.91 | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 55.13 | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 102 | Kuwait | 54.12 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 53.99 | 2018 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 104 | Egypt | 51.14 | 2019 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 50.94 | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.73 | 2010 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 107 | Bahrain | 38.59 | 2014 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 108 | Maldives | 32.97 | 2021 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 109 | Qatar | 28.72 | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 110 | Oman | 20.83 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |