Death rate from cancer by country
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
828.25 deaths per 100,000 people
Monaco
Lowest
21.62 deaths per 100,000 people
United Arab Emirates
Median
91.97 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from cancer is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 828.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Monaco; the lowest is 21.62 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.97 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 128.77 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 63.6%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 33.6%).
Death rate from cancer: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 828.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 355.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 331.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 319.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 312.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 311.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 309.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 305.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 304.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 296.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 291.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 287.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 285.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 282.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 15 | France | 278.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 276.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 274.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 269.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 269.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 268.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 266.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 22 | Montenegro | 263.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 262.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 261.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 259.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 243.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 243.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Cuba | 240.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 239.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 237.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Belgium | 233.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 32 | Barbados | 233.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 224.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Georgia | 223.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 220.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 36 | San Marino | 212.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 212.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 38 | Russia | 211.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 39 | Andorra | 211.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 209.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | Palau | 206.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 205.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 204.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 201.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 200.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 196.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 195.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Ireland | 193.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Armenia | 191.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 50 | China | 189.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 51 | Moldova | 189.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 186.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 53 | Niue | 184.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 54 | United States | 183.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 55 | Thailand | 182.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 56 | South Korea | 181.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 57 | Iceland | 177.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 58 | North Korea | 176.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 169.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 164.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Dominica | 159.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 62 | Chile | 152.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 149.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 148.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 65 | Cook Islands | 143.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 141.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 141.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 68 | Argentina | 140.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 140.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 70 | Israel | 139.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 71 | Turkey | 139.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bahamas | 135.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 129.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 75 | Seychelles | 128.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 76 | Vietnam | 124.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tonga | 118.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 78 | Brazil | 114.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 114.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 107.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 81 | Venezuela | 107.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritius | 107.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 107.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 107.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 85 | South Africa | 105.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 104.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 103.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 103.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 102.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 102.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | Micronesia (country) | 100.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 92 | Myanmar | 100.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 93 | Tunisia | 100.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 94 | Iran | 99.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 95.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 96 | Philippines | 92.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 97 | Morocco | 91.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 98 | Malaysia | 91.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 90.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 100 | Fiji | 89.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 101 | Colombia | 88.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 88.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 103 | Indonesia | 88.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 104 | Kiribati | 85.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 105 | Laos | 84.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 106 | Brunei | 84.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 107 | Egypt | 82.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 79.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 110 | Ecuador | 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 78.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 112 | Nauru | 76.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 76.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.8% | flat |
| 114 | El Salvador | 75.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 115 | Libya | 75.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 74.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 73.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 118 | Algeria | 72.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 119 | India | 72.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 71.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 70.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 122 | Paraguay | 70.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 124 | Syria | 68.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 67.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 126 | Haiti | 66.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 65.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 128 | Bolivia | 65.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 61.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 131 | Eswatini | 61.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 132 | Bhutan | 59.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 59.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 134 | Honduras | 58.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 135 | Mozambique | 57.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 136 | Lesotho | 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 137 | Kenya | 54.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 138 | Maldives | 54.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 139 | Ghana | 53.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 140 | Comoros | 53.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 141 | Guatemala | 52.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 143 | Belize | 50.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 50.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 50.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 146 | Iraq | 49.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 148 | Pakistan | 49.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 149 | Tanzania | 49.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea | 49.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 151 | Gabon | 49.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 152 | Mali | 48.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 47.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 155 | Uganda | 47.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 156 | Nepal | 47.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 157 | Eritrea | 47.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | Senegal | 46.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 159 | Zambia | 46.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 46.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 161 | Burundi | 46.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 162 | Botswana | 46.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 46.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 164 | Kuwait | 46.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 45.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 45.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 167 | Angola | 45.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 169 | Mauritania | 44.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 44.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 171 | Togo | 43.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 173 | East Timor | 42.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 174 | South Sudan | 41.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 41.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 176 | Rwanda | 40.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 177 | Bahrain | 40.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 178 | Oman | 39.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 179 | Nicaragua | 39.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 180 | Nigeria | 38.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 38.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 182 | Chad | 38.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 183 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 184 | Benin | 37.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 185 | Yemen | 37.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 36.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 187 | Sudan | 36.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 188 | Gambia | 35.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 189 | Niger | 32.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 30.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 29.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 193 | Qatar | 23.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 194 | United Arab Emirates | 21.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.7% | flat |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.