Death rate from cancer by sex by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
244.39
Mongolia
Lowest
20.83
Oman
Median
110.08
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,924
What the numbers show
Death rate from cancer by sex is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 244.39 in Mongolia; the lowest is 20.83 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 110.08, and the mean is 112.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 93 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 | 244.39 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 2 | Moldova | 195.44 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 3 | Grenada | 194.87 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 194.78 | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 193.68 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 185.13 | 2018 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 7 | Latvia | 182.23 | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 179.2 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 9 | Russia | 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 | 157.5 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cuba | 155.83 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 153.26 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 148.19 | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 147.23 | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 144 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 23 | French Guiana | 141.9 | 2016 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 140.84 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 138.53 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 137.34 | 2014 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 27 | Reunion | 135.87 | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 134.41 | 2019 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Barbados | 130.66 | 2013 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 129.03 | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 128.29 | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 32 | France | 128.19 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 33 | Armenia | 127.96 | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 126.89 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126.67 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 126.13 | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 125.97 | 2017 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 38 | Ireland | 125.86 | 2022 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 125.37 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 125.25 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 41 | Saint Lucia | 123.14 | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 120.4 | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 119.58 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 44 | Austria | 118.37 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 45 | Martinique | 117.49 | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 46 | Seychelles | 117.26 | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 116.88 | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 48 | Guadeloupe | 116.69 | 2016 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 116.15 | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela | 114.75 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Suriname | 114.13 | 2014 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 52 | Japan | 113.73 | 2023 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 53 | Australia | 111.13 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 54 | South Korea | 110.52 | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 55 | Georgia | 110.14 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 110.08 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 57 | Malta | 109.52 | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 109.19 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 59 | Brazil | 108.77 | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 108.56 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.48 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 62 | United States | 108.24 | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 107.9 | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 64 | Finland | 107.75 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 65 | Chile | 107.6 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 106.34 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 105.48 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Turkey | 104.82 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 102.41 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 99.81 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 71 | Iceland | 98.86 | 2024 | down 25.2% | 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 | Colombia | 94.58 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 76 | Switzerland | 94.28 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 77 | Mayotte | 94.26 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 78 | Iran | 94.09 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 79 | Brunei | 93.88 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 80 | Guyana | 89.85 | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 88.65 | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 82 | Mauritius | 87.22 | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 87.02 | 2007 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 84 | Belize | 85.58 | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 85 | Philippines | 85.38 | 2019 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 81.7 | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 87 | Bahamas | 81.47 | 2016 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 88 | Fiji | 80.26 | 2012 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 79.64 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 75.59 | 2015 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 91 | Guatemala | 73.28 | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 72.8 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 93 | Panama | 72.25 | 2022 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 94 | Peru | 71.7 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 95 | Albania | 70.35 | 2010 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 96 | Ecuador | 70.05 | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 97 | Mexico | 69.81 | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 98 | Jordan | 65.39 | 2018 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 58.25 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 57.34 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 56.91 | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 55.13 | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 103 | Kuwait | 54.99 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 104 | El Salvador | 53.99 | 2018 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 105 | Egypt | 51.14 | 2019 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 50.94 | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 107 | Syria | 46.73 | 2010 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 108 | Bahrain | 38.59 | 2014 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 109 | Maldives | 32.97 | 2021 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 28.72 | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 20.83 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |