Death rate from cancer in Gabon
Gabon: Death rate from cancer was 49.11 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
49.11
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
151st
of 194 countries
All-time high
65
in 2001
All-time low
49.11
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from cancer in Gabon stood at 49.11. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Gabon peaked at 65 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.11, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.11 | 58.72 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.44 | 55.26 | 57.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7 | 49.11 | 50.3 | 2 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Gabon?
- Death rate from cancer in Gabon was 49.11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.11 in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for death rate from cancer?
- Gabon ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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