Death rate from cancer in Bhutan
Bhutan: Death rate from cancer was 59.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
59.86
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
132nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
63.8
in 2019
All-time low
52.38
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 59.86 for death rate from cancer in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Bhutan peaked at 63.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.38, in 2002.
Bhutan ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.08 | 52.38 | 54.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7 | 55.6 | 63.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.37 | 59.86 | 62.88 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 64.71 compare
- 130 Uzbekistan 61.73 compare
- 131 Eswatini 61.03 compare
- 133 Jordan 59.74 compare
- 134 Honduras 58.94 compare
- 135 Mozambique 57.59 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Bhutan?
- Death rate from cancer in Bhutan was 59.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.38 in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for death rate from cancer?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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