Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases by country

Reported number of new cervical cancer cases per 100,000 women, based on data from cancer registries. Comparisons may be affected by differences in measurement, including screening and diagnosis.

Countries reporting
46
Highest
36.14 per 100,000 women
Uganda
Lowest
1.91 per 100,000 women
Bahrain
Median
8.11 per 100,000 women
Years covered
81
1943–2023
Data points
1,419

What the numbers show

Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 36.14 per 100,000 women in Uganda; the lowest is 1.91 per 100,000 women in Bahrain.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.11 per 100,000 women, and the mean is 9.01 per 100,000 women.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 290.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 64.8%).

Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 36.14 per 100,000 women 2017 down 42.4% rising
2 Ecuador 17.16 per 100,000 women 2017 down 19.5% falling
3 Chile 16.68 per 100,000 women 2017 up 68.8% falling
4 Lithuania 14.83 per 100,000 women 2017 down 22.9% rising
5 Philippines 14.35 per 100,000 women 2017 down 6.4% falling
6 Estonia 13.75 per 100,000 women 2017 down 25.1% rising
7 Latvia 13.3 per 100,000 women 2017 up 2.7% rising
8 Colombia 13.01 per 100,000 women 2017 down 24.1% falling
9 Belarus 12.97 per 100,000 women 2017 up 0.7% rising
10 Japan 11.85 per 100,000 women 2015 up 43.5% falling
11 Costa Rica 11.71 per 100,000 women 2016 up 1.5% falling
12 Argentina 10.64 per 100,000 women 2017 down 19.2% falling
13 Thailand 10.47 per 100,000 women 2017 down 35.5% falling
14 India 10.08 per 100,000 women 2017 down 39.5% falling
15 Croatia 9.86 per 100,000 women 2017 down 16.7% falling
16 Puerto Rico 9.65 per 100,000 women 2017 up 11.3% rising
17 Ireland 9.63 per 100,000 women 2017 down 11.4% rising
18 Czechia 9.27 per 100,000 women 2017 down 29.2% falling
19 Norway 9.13 per 100,000 women 2023 up 2.9% falling
20 China 9.06 per 100,000 women 2017 up 51.1% rising
21 Denmark 8.87 per 100,000 women 2022 down 10.2% falling
22 South Korea 8.86 per 100,000 women 2017 down 19.4% falling
23 Qatar 8.72 per 100,000 women 2017 up 290.5% volatile
24 Germany 7.49 per 100,000 women 2017 down 13.8% falling
25 Sweden 7.48 per 100,000 women 2022 down 5.1% falling
26 Netherlands 6.93 per 100,000 women 2017 up 8.4% falling
27 France 6.89 per 100,000 women 2017 up 2.5% falling
28 Cyprus 6.86 per 100,000 women 2017 up 27.1% rising
29 Poland 6.3 per 100,000 women 2017 down 49.7% falling
30 Iceland 6.24 per 100,000 women 2022 down 14.7% volatile
31 Austria 6.23 per 100,000 women 2017 up 9.8% falling
32 Canada 6.23 per 100,000 women 2017 down 2.2% falling
33 New Zealand 5.58 per 100,000 women 2017 down 3.1% falling
34 Spain 5.54 per 100,000 women 2016 down 10.2% falling
35 Martinique 5.39 per 100,000 women 2017 down 48.2% falling
36 Finland 5.28 per 100,000 women 2022 up 18.2% volatile
37 Australia 5.17 per 100,000 women 2017 down 3.2% falling
38 Turkey 5.13 per 100,000 women 2017 down 4.2% flat
39 Israel 5.05 per 100,000 women 2017 down 6.7% rising
40 United States 4.94 per 100,000 women 2017 down 4.6% falling
41 Slovenia 4.92 per 100,000 women 2017 down 53.3% falling
42 Italy 4.9 per 100,000 women 2017 down 6.7% falling
43 Switzerland 4.17 per 100,000 women 2017 down 9.9% falling
44 Kuwait 3.77 per 100,000 women 2017 up 4.2% falling
45 Malta 2.23 per 100,000 women 2017 down 64.8% falling
46 Bahrain 1.91 per 100,000 women 2017 down 59.5% falling

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Indicator
Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases
Unit
per 100,000 women
Source
Global Cancer Observatory (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,419 data points, 1943–2023
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Reported number of new cervical cancer cases per 100,000 women, based on data from cancer registries. Comparisons may be affected by differences in measurement, including screening and diagnosis.