Death rate from cancer in East Timor

East Timor: Death rate from cancer was 42.59 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
42.59
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
171st
of 192 countries
All-time high
46.32
in 2019
All-time low
31.48
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from cancer in East Timor, 2000–2021

010203040502000201020212000: 31.52001: 31.82002: 31.82003: 32.52004: 32.22005: 32.62006: 33.22007: 34.32008: 35.32009: 37.82010: 38.82011: 41.22012: 42.82013: 44.22014: 45.52015: 45.32016: 45.22017: 45.42018: 45.82019: 46.32020: 45.52021: 42.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 42.59 for death rate from cancer in 2021.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in East Timor peaked at 46.32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.48, in 2000.

That places East Timor 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.3 31.48 37.8 10
2010s 44.05 38.78 46.32 10
2020s 44.07 42.59 45.55 2

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 168 Ethiopia 44.09 compare
  2. 169 Togo 43.28 compare
  3. 170 Guinea-Bissau 42.81 compare
  4. 172 South Sudan 41.45 compare
  5. 173 Tajikistan 41.32 compare
  6. 174 Rwanda 40.36 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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All data for East Timor β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from cancer in East Timor?
Death rate from cancer in East Timor was 42.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 46.32 in 2019.
What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 31.48 in 2000.
How does East Timor rank for death rate from cancer?
East Timor ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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