Deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Deaths from cancer who was 9,347 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9,347
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
90th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9,347
in 2021
All-time low
5,906
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 5.9k2001: 6.2k2002: 6.5k2003: 6.8k2004: 7.0k2005: 7.4k2006: 7.8k2007: 8.1k2008: 8.2k2009: 8.1k2010: 7.9k2011: 7.4k2012: 7.1k2013: 7.1k2014: 7.5k2015: 7.9k2016: 8.5k2017: 8.8k2018: 8.9k2019: 9.0k2020: 9.2k2021: 9.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia stood at 9,347. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9,347 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,906, in 2000.

Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5,906
2001 6,180 +4.6%
2002 6,465 +4.6%
2003 6,764 +4.6%
2004 7,044 +4.1%
2005 7,416 +5.3%
2006 7,774 +4.8%
2007 8,134 +4.6%
2008 8,220 +1.1%
2009 8,080 -1.7%
2010 7,850 -2.8%
2011 7,385 -5.9%
2012 7,077 -4.2%
2013 7,137 +0.9%
2014 7,511 +5.2%
2015 7,885 +5.0%
2016 8,519 +8.0%
2017 8,835 +3.7%
2018 8,920 +1.0%
2019 8,992 +0.8%
2020 9,210 +2.4%
2021 9,347 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,198 5,906 8,220 10
2010s 8,011 7,077 8,992 10
2020s 9,279 9,210 9,347 2

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 87 New Zealand 10,505 compare
  2. 88 Burkina Faso 10,305 compare
  3. 89 Ireland 9,659 compare
  4. 91 Guatemala 9,307 compare
  5. 92 Uruguay 9,240 compare
  6. 93 Zambia 9,089 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia?
Deaths from cancer who in Saudi Arabia was 9,347 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 9,347 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,906 in 2000.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for deaths from cancer who?
Saudi Arabia ranks 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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