Deaths from cancer who in Italy

Italy: Deaths from cancer who was 175,395 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
175,395
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
175,395
in 2021
All-time low
157,057
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Italy, 2000–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201020212000: 157.1k2001: 160.8k2002: 158.5k2003: 161.4k2004: 162.4k2005: 162.5k2006: 163.3k2007: 166.0k2008: 166.8k2009: 168.8k2010: 169.2k2011: 172.7k2012: 174.2k2013: 171.9k2014: 172.1k2015: 173.7k2016: 172.0k2017: 173.7k2018: 175.2k2019: 174.3k2020: 173.0k2021: 175.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 175,395 for deaths from cancer who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Italy peaked at 175,395 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 157,057, in 2000.

Italy ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Deaths from cancer who in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Italy, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 157,057
2001 160,798 +2.4%
2002 158,511 -1.4%
2003 161,443 +1.8%
2004 162,419 +0.6%
2005 162,457 +0.0%
2006 163,315 +0.5%
2007 165,992 +1.6%
2008 166,752 +0.5%
2009 168,761 +1.2%
2010 169,203 +0.3%
2011 172,712 +2.1%
2012 174,213 +0.9%
2013 171,917 -1.3%
2014 172,108 +0.1%
2015 173,701 +0.9%
2016 171,962 -1.0%
2017 173,681 +1.0%
2018 175,150 +0.8%
2019 174,333 -0.5%
2020 173,022 -0.8%
2021 175,395 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 162,750 157,057 168,761 10
2010s 172,898 169,203 175,150 10
2020s 174,208 173,022 175,395 2

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 Germany 243,505 compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 241,265 compare
  3. 9 France 179,717 compare
  4. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 174,820 compare
  5. 12 Thailand 130,891 compare
  6. 13 Viet Nam 121,484 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Italy?
Deaths from cancer who in Italy was 175,395 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 175,395 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 157,057 in 2000.
How does Italy rank for deaths from cancer who?
Italy ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from cancer who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from cancer who
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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