Death rate from cancer in Eritrea
Eritrea: Death rate from cancer was 47.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
47.08
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
157th
of 194 countries
All-time high
51.87
in 2020
All-time low
47.08
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from cancer in Eritrea stood at 47.08. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Eritrea peaked at 51.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.08, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.95 | — |
| 2001 | 47.77 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.31 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.32 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.71 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.46 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.28 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.08 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.16 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.21 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.26 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.25 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.45 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.81 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.07 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.47 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.85 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.31 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 50.95 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 51.42 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.87 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.08 | -9.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 47.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.09, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 47.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.02, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.23 | 47.77 | 48.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.48 | 48.25 | 51.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.47 | 47.08 | 51.87 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Eritrea?
- Death rate from cancer in Eritrea was 47.08 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.87 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.08 in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for death rate from cancer?
- Eritrea ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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