Deaths from cancer who in Singapore

Singapore: Deaths from cancer who was 8,218 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8,218
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8,218
in 2021
All-time low
4,587
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Singapore, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201020212000: 4.7k2001: 4.8k2002: 4.9k2003: 4.6k2004: 4.7k2005: 4.6k2006: 5.0k2007: 5.4k2008: 5.8k2009: 5.7k2010: 5.9k2011: 6.3k2012: 6.5k2013: 6.9k2014: 6.8k2015: 7.0k2016: 7.1k2017: 7.4k2018: 7.6k2019: 7.5k2020: 7.9k2021: 8.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from cancer who in Singapore stood at 8,218. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Singapore peaked at 8,218 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,587, in 2003.

Singapore ranks 96th 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 Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Singapore, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4,747
2001 4,830 +1.8%
2002 4,916 +1.8%
2003 4,587 -6.7%
2004 4,651 +1.4%
2005 4,603 -1.0%
2006 5,019 +9.0%
2007 5,356 +6.7%
2008 5,769 +7.7%
2009 5,736 -0.6%
2010 5,853 +2.0%
2011 6,291 +7.5%
2012 6,527 +3.8%
2013 6,860 +5.1%
2014 6,777 -1.2%
2015 7,034 +3.8%
2016 7,070 +0.5%
2017 7,384 +4.4%
2018 7,582 +2.7%
2019 7,527 -0.7%
2020 7,935 +5.4%
2021 8,218 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,021 4,587 5,769 10
2010s 6,890 5,853 7,582 10
2020s 8,076 7,935 8,218 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 93 Zambia 9,089 compare
  2. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,816 compare
  3. 95 Georgia 8,398 compare
  4. 97 Niger 8,110 compare
  5. 98 Lithuania 8,024 compare
  6. 99 Senegal 7,923 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Singapore?
Deaths from cancer who in Singapore was 8,218 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 8,218 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 4,587 in 2003.
How does Singapore rank for deaths from cancer who?
Singapore ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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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