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Brain and nervous system cancers

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data119 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.7deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Guadeloupe
7.2deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Guadeloupe7.2deaths per 100,000 people
2Iceland5.6deaths per 100,000 people
3Fiji2.6deaths per 100,000 people
4Cape Verde2.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Latvia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
South America1.1deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Europe1.1deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania1.0deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Asia0.8deaths per 100,000 people(18 countries)
Africa0.7deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (7.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8deaths per 100,000 people)

South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (18)
Africa (2)
Other (54)
North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Guadeloupe7.2deaths per 100,000 people
2Iceland5.6deaths per 100,000 people
3Fiji2.6deaths per 100,000 people
4Cape Verde2.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Latvia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
6Reunion1.8deaths per 100,000 people
7Portugal1.7deaths per 100,000 people
8Qatar1.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Georgia1.6deaths per 100,000 people
10Croatia1.5deaths per 100,000 people
11Mauritius1.5deaths per 100,000 people
12Switzerland1.4deaths per 100,000 people
13Peru1.4deaths per 100,000 people
14Greece1.4deaths per 100,000 people
15Bulgaria1.4deaths per 100,000 people
16Hungary1.3deaths per 100,000 people
17Slovenia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
18Jamaica1.3deaths per 100,000 people
19Iraq1.3deaths per 100,000 people
20Brazil1.2deaths per 100,000 people
21Belgium1.2deaths per 100,000 people
22Armenia1.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Poland1.2deaths per 100,000 people
24Ukraine1.2deaths per 100,000 people
25Uruguay1.2deaths per 100,000 people
26Islamic Republic of Iran1.2deaths per 100,000 people
27Egypt1.1deaths per 100,000 people
28Bahrain1.1deaths per 100,000 people
29Uzbekistan1.1deaths per 100,000 people
30Australia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
31Saudi Arabia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
32Trinidad and Tobago1.0deaths per 100,000 people
33Finland1.0deaths per 100,000 people
34New Zealand1.0deaths per 100,000 people
35Ecuador1.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Chile1.0deaths per 100,000 people
37Spain1.0deaths per 100,000 people
38Hong Kong1.0deaths per 100,000 people
39Lithuania1.0deaths per 100,000 people
40Canada1.0deaths per 100,000 people
41Russian Federation1.0deaths per 100,000 people
42France1.0deaths per 100,000 people
43Norway1.0deaths per 100,000 people
44Albania0.9deaths per 100,000 people
45Mongolia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
46South Korea0.9deaths per 100,000 people
47Colombia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
48Cuba0.9deaths per 100,000 people
49Nicaragua0.9deaths per 100,000 people
50Romania0.9deaths per 100,000 people
51Paraguay0.9deaths per 100,000 people
52Ireland0.9deaths per 100,000 people
53Israel0.9deaths per 100,000 people
54Argentina0.8deaths per 100,000 people
55El Salvador0.8deaths per 100,000 people
56Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8deaths per 100,000 people
57Türkiye0.8deaths per 100,000 people
58Venezuela0.8deaths per 100,000 people
59Slovakia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
60Austria0.7deaths per 100,000 people
61Sweden0.7deaths per 100,000 people
62United Kingdom0.7deaths per 100,000 people
63Germany0.7deaths per 100,000 people
64Japan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
65Mexico0.7deaths per 100,000 people
66Belarus0.7deaths per 100,000 people
67Czech Republic0.7deaths per 100,000 people
68Azerbaijan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
69Costa Rica0.6deaths per 100,000 people
70Thailand0.6deaths per 100,000 people
71Sri Lanka0.6deaths per 100,000 people
72United States of America0.6deaths per 100,000 people
73Kyrgyzstan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
74Kuwait0.6deaths per 100,000 people
75Italy0.6deaths per 100,000 people
76Netherlands0.6deaths per 100,000 people
77Kazakhstan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
78Denmark0.5deaths per 100,000 people
79Syrian Arab Republic0.5deaths per 100,000 people
80Turkmenistan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
81Singapore0.5deaths per 100,000 people
82Lebanon0.5deaths per 100,000 people
83Dominican Republic0.5deaths per 100,000 people
84United Arab Emirates0.4deaths per 100,000 people
85Philippines0.4deaths per 100,000 people
86Malaysia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
87Serbia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
88Oman0.4deaths per 100,000 people
89Guatemala0.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Panama0.3deaths per 100,000 people
91Jordan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
92Tajikistan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
93South Africa0.2deaths per 100,000 people
94Mayotte0.0deaths per 100,000 people
95Cyprus0.0deaths per 100,000 people
96Dominica0.0deaths per 100,000 people
97Estonia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
98French Guiana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
99Grenada0.0deaths per 100,000 people
100Guyana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
101Luxembourg0.0deaths per 100,000 people
102Maldives0.0deaths per 100,000 people
103Malta0.0deaths per 100,000 people
104Martinique0.0deaths per 100,000 people
105Moldova, Republic of0.0deaths per 100,000 people
106Montenegro0.0deaths per 100,000 people
107Puerto Rico0.0deaths per 100,000 people
108Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths per 100,000 people
109Saint Lucia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
110Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0deaths per 100,000 people
111Sao Tome and Principe0.0deaths per 100,000 people
112Seychelles0.0deaths per 100,000 people
113Suriname0.0deaths per 100,000 people
114The Republic of North Macedonia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
115Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths per 100,000 people
116Bahamas0.0deaths per 100,000 people
117Barbados0.0deaths per 100,000 people
118Belize0.0deaths per 100,000 people
119Brunei Darussalam0.0deaths per 100,000 people
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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