Deaths from cancer who in Myanmar

Myanmar: Deaths from cancer who was 54,309 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
54,309
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
54,309
in 2021
All-time low
46,718
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Myanmar, 2000–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201020212000: 46.7k2001: 47.0k2002: 47.0k2003: 47.3k2004: 47.6k2005: 47.6k2006: 47.6k2007: 47.3k2008: 47.7k2009: 47.0k2010: 47.0k2011: 47.4k2012: 47.2k2013: 47.9k2014: 48.6k2015: 49.6k2016: 50.6k2017: 51.6k2018: 52.7k2019: 53.8k2020: 54.1k2021: 54.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 54,309 for deaths from cancer who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Myanmar peaked at 54,309 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46,718, in 2000.

Myanmar ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Deaths from cancer who in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Myanmar, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 46,718
2001 47,015 +0.6%
2002 47,037 +0.0%
2003 47,264 +0.5%
2004 47,624 +0.8%
2005 47,575 -0.1%
2006 47,580 +0.0%
2007 47,271 -0.6%
2008 47,677 +0.9%
2009 46,995 -1.4%
2010 47,047 +0.1%
2011 47,446 +0.8%
2012 47,177 -0.6%
2013 47,907 +1.5%
2014 48,628 +1.5%
2015 49,566 +1.9%
2016 50,590 +2.1%
2017 51,600 +2.0%
2018 52,681 +2.1%
2019 53,842 +2.2%
2020 54,124 +0.5%
2021 54,309 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,276 46,718 47,677 10
2010s 49,648 47,047 53,842 10
2020s 54,217 54,124 54,309 2

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 26 Nigeria 82,870 compare
  2. 27 Argentina 63,747 compare
  3. 28 South Africa 62,822 compare
  4. 30 Romania 53,099 compare
  5. 31 Ethiopia 53,028 compare
  6. 32 Australia 50,580 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Myanmar?
Deaths from cancer who in Myanmar was 54,309 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 54,309 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 46,718 in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for deaths from cancer who?
Myanmar ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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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