Deaths from cancer who in Syria

Syria: Deaths from cancer who was 14,572 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
14,572
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
15,025
in 2013
All-time low
9,526
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from cancer who in Syria, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 9.8k2001: 9.5k2002: 9.7k2003: 9.7k2004: 10.0k2005: 10.3k2006: 10.8k2007: 11.5k2008: 12.5k2009: 13.0k2010: 13.7k2011: 14.2k2012: 15.0k2013: 15.0k2014: 14.3k2015: 14.0k2016: 13.8k2017: 14.1k2018: 14.8k2019: 15.0k2020: 14.7k2021: 14.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths from cancer who in Syria is 14,572, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from cancer who in Syria peaked at 15,025 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,526, in 2001.

Syria ranks 70th 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 Syria, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from cancer who in Syria, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 9,776
2001 9,526 -2.6%
2002 9,690 +1.7%
2003 9,675 -0.2%
2004 10,001 +3.4%
2005 10,262 +2.6%
2006 10,760 +4.9%
2007 11,543 +7.3%
2008 12,498 +8.3%
2009 12,986 +3.9%
2010 13,690 +5.4%
2011 14,243 +4.0%
2012 15,012 +5.4%
2013 15,025 +0.1%
2014 14,274 -5.0%
2015 13,991 -2.0%
2016 13,751 -1.7%
2017 14,091 +2.5%
2018 14,765 +4.8%
2019 15,008 +1.6%
2020 14,712 -2.0%
2021 14,572 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,672 9,526 12,986 10
2010s 14,385 13,690 15,025 10
2020s 14,642 14,572 14,712 2

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 67 Afghanistan 15,389 compare
  2. 68 Cambodia 14,753 compare
  3. 69 Madagascar 14,684 compare
  4. 71 Finland 14,469 compare
  5. 72 Nepal 14,150 compare
  6. 73 Ecuador 14,142 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Syria

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from cancer who in Syria?
Deaths from cancer who in Syria was 14,572 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from cancer who recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 15,025 in 2013.
What is the lowest deaths from cancer who recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 9,526 in 2001.
How does Syria rank for deaths from cancer who?
Syria ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from cancer who rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths from cancer who in Syria. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-cancer-who/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-cancer-who/syrian-arab-republic/">Deaths from cancer who in Syria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed