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Age-standardized deaths from total cancers per 100,000 people

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
119.3deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 117.4deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Greenland
282.7deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Comoros
53.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Greenland282.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Nauru251.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Monaco244.3deaths per 100,000 people
4Palau211.2deaths per 100,000 people
5Marshall Islands208.4deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Europe132.4deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania121.3deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Other121.1deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
South America120.8deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Africa109.4deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (53.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (282.7deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 119.3deaths per 100,000 people)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (124)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Asia (26)

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
1Greenland282.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Nauru251.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Monaco244.3deaths per 100,000 people
4Palau211.2deaths per 100,000 people
5Marshall Islands208.4deaths per 100,000 people
6Mongolia201.5deaths per 100,000 people
7Tuvalu186.6deaths per 100,000 people
8Uruguay182.4deaths per 100,000 people
9Northern Mariana Islands181.8deaths per 100,000 people
10Solomon Islands179.5deaths per 100,000 people
11Equatorial Guinea178.6deaths per 100,000 people
12Cook Islands173.9deaths per 100,000 people
13Ethiopia169.9deaths per 100,000 people
14Serbia168.9deaths per 100,000 people
15Bahamas167.0deaths per 100,000 people
16Madagascar163.7deaths per 100,000 people
17Tonga162.3deaths per 100,000 people
18Bolivia161.5deaths per 100,000 people
19Hungary161.3deaths per 100,000 people
20South Sudan161.3deaths per 100,000 people
21Barbados157.7deaths per 100,000 people
22Uganda155.7deaths per 100,000 people
23American Samoa155.1deaths per 100,000 people
24Montenegro155.1deaths per 100,000 people
25Rwanda153.9deaths per 100,000 people
26Poland153.6deaths per 100,000 people
27Dominica151.9deaths per 100,000 people
28Denmark151.4deaths per 100,000 people
29Slovakia151.1deaths per 100,000 people
30Democratic Republic of the Congo149.2deaths per 100,000 people
31Malawi148.3deaths per 100,000 people
32Croatia146.7deaths per 100,000 people
33Seychelles146.0deaths per 100,000 people
34Bosnia and Herzegovina145.7deaths per 100,000 people
35Haiti145.4deaths per 100,000 people
36Netherlands145.2deaths per 100,000 people
37United Kingdom144.3deaths per 100,000 people
38The Republic of North Macedonia144.0deaths per 100,000 people
39Trinidad and Tobago143.0deaths per 100,000 people
40Taiwan, Province of China142.7deaths per 100,000 people
41Latvia141.8deaths per 100,000 people
42Iraq140.2deaths per 100,000 people
43Romania139.4deaths per 100,000 people
44Jamaica139.3deaths per 100,000 people
45Bermuda139.3deaths per 100,000 people
46Gabon138.7deaths per 100,000 people
47Cuba138.7deaths per 100,000 people
48Zambia138.0deaths per 100,000 people
49Lithuania137.8deaths per 100,000 people
50France137.4deaths per 100,000 people
51Germany137.3deaths per 100,000 people
52Georgia136.8deaths per 100,000 people
53Micronesia, Federated States of135.6deaths per 100,000 people
54Saint Kitts and Nevis135.1deaths per 100,000 people
55Cyprus134.3deaths per 100,000 people
56Slovenia134.2deaths per 100,000 people
57Argentina133.5deaths per 100,000 people
58New Zealand132.5deaths per 100,000 people
59Venezuela132.5deaths per 100,000 people
60Greece131.9deaths per 100,000 people
61Brunei Darussalam131.5deaths per 100,000 people
62Dominican Republic131.4deaths per 100,000 people
63Mauritania130.8deaths per 100,000 people
64South Africa130.8deaths per 100,000 people
65Ireland130.5deaths per 100,000 people
66Czech Republic130.2deaths per 100,000 people
67Tunisia129.8deaths per 100,000 people
68Estonia129.8deaths per 100,000 people
69Paraguay129.4deaths per 100,000 people
70Iceland129.1deaths per 100,000 people
71Andorra128.8deaths per 100,000 people
72Fiji128.5deaths per 100,000 people
73Republic of the Congo128.2deaths per 100,000 people
74Belgium128.2deaths per 100,000 people
75Cape Verde127.7deaths per 100,000 people
76Belarus127.7deaths per 100,000 people
77El Salvador127.0deaths per 100,000 people
78Grenada126.3deaths per 100,000 people
79Saint Vincent and the Grenadines126.1deaths per 100,000 people
80North Korea126.0deaths per 100,000 people
81Türkiye126.0deaths per 100,000 people
82Portugal125.2deaths per 100,000 people
83Eritrea125.1deaths per 100,000 people
84Guyana124.0deaths per 100,000 people
85Canada123.9deaths per 100,000 people
86Thailand123.8deaths per 100,000 people
87Liberia123.7deaths per 100,000 people
88Papua New Guinea123.6deaths per 100,000 people
89Peru123.2deaths per 100,000 people
90Mali122.8deaths per 100,000 people
91Bulgaria121.9deaths per 100,000 people
92Austria121.5deaths per 100,000 people
93Lesotho120.6deaths per 100,000 people
94Cameroon120.5deaths per 100,000 people
95Russian Federation120.4deaths per 100,000 people
96Japan119.4deaths per 100,000 people
97Egypt119.1deaths per 100,000 people
98Italy118.0deaths per 100,000 people
99Angola117.8deaths per 100,000 people
100Spain117.6deaths per 100,000 people
101Norway117.5deaths per 100,000 people
102Lebanon117.5deaths per 100,000 people
103Finland117.4deaths per 100,000 people
104Saint Lucia116.8deaths per 100,000 people
105Bangladesh116.3deaths per 100,000 people
106Chile116.1deaths per 100,000 people
107Luxembourg115.9deaths per 100,000 people
108Costa Rica115.7deaths per 100,000 people
109Lao People's Democratic Republic115.3deaths per 100,000 people
110United States of America115.0deaths per 100,000 people
111Sao Tome and Principe115.0deaths per 100,000 people
112Burundi114.7deaths per 100,000 people
113Antigua and Barbuda114.4deaths per 100,000 people
114Chad113.3deaths per 100,000 people
115People's Republic of China113.0deaths per 100,000 people
116Virgin Islands, U.S.112.5deaths per 100,000 people
117Sweden112.0deaths per 100,000 people
118South Korea111.8deaths per 100,000 people
119Pakistan110.9deaths per 100,000 people
120Suriname110.7deaths per 100,000 people
121Djibouti110.3deaths per 100,000 people
122Israel110.3deaths per 100,000 people
123Brazil110.1deaths per 100,000 people
124Australia110.0deaths per 100,000 people
125Niue108.7deaths per 100,000 people
126Eswatini108.6deaths per 100,000 people
127Sierra Leone108.4deaths per 100,000 people
128Myanmar108.4deaths per 100,000 people
129Kenya108.2deaths per 100,000 people
130Cote d'Ivoire106.2deaths per 100,000 people
131Malaysia105.7deaths per 100,000 people
132Vietnam105.7deaths per 100,000 people
133Guinea103.8deaths per 100,000 people
134Ukraine103.5deaths per 100,000 people
135Moldova, Republic of103.4deaths per 100,000 people
136State of Palestine103.3deaths per 100,000 people
137Saudi Arabia103.2deaths per 100,000 people
138Bahrain101.9deaths per 100,000 people
139Nigeria101.9deaths per 100,000 people
140Central African Republic101.7deaths per 100,000 people
141Guinea-Bissau101.4deaths per 100,000 people
142San Marino101.2deaths per 100,000 people
143Switzerland100.9deaths per 100,000 people
144Albania100.7deaths per 100,000 people
145United Republic of Tanzania100.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Malta100.1deaths per 100,000 people
147Sudan99.9deaths per 100,000 people
148Libya99.5deaths per 100,000 people
149Belize99.5deaths per 100,000 people
150Guatemala98.7deaths per 100,000 people
151Guam97.3deaths per 100,000 people
152Azerbaijan96.3deaths per 100,000 people
153Jordan96.0deaths per 100,000 people
154Zimbabwe95.0deaths per 100,000 people
155Ecuador93.6deaths per 100,000 people
156Togo93.4deaths per 100,000 people
157Mauritius92.9deaths per 100,000 people
158Maldives92.8deaths per 100,000 people
159Ghana92.5deaths per 100,000 people
160Tajikistan91.9deaths per 100,000 people
161Islamic Republic of Iran90.8deaths per 100,000 people
162Armenia90.5deaths per 100,000 people
163Timor-Leste89.1deaths per 100,000 people
164Philippines88.8deaths per 100,000 people
165Panama87.9deaths per 100,000 people
166Sri Lanka87.8deaths per 100,000 people
167Indonesia87.7deaths per 100,000 people
168Burkina Faso87.5deaths per 100,000 people
169Colombia87.2deaths per 100,000 people
170Namibia87.0deaths per 100,000 people
171United Arab Emirates86.9deaths per 100,000 people
172Tokelau86.7deaths per 100,000 people
173Nicaragua86.6deaths per 100,000 people
174Turkmenistan84.4deaths per 100,000 people
175Senegal84.0deaths per 100,000 people
176India83.9deaths per 100,000 people
177Bhutan83.8deaths per 100,000 people
178Yemen83.2deaths per 100,000 people
179Singapore83.2deaths per 100,000 people
180Kazakhstan82.5deaths per 100,000 people
181Morocco81.6deaths per 100,000 people
182Puerto Rico80.4deaths per 100,000 people
183Botswana79.9deaths per 100,000 people
184Honduras78.6deaths per 100,000 people
185Mexico78.4deaths per 100,000 people
186Cambodia77.7deaths per 100,000 people
187Vanuatu76.8deaths per 100,000 people
188Afghanistan76.7deaths per 100,000 people
189Kiribati76.4deaths per 100,000 people
190Kyrgyzstan76.4deaths per 100,000 people
191Oman74.6deaths per 100,000 people
192Benin74.5deaths per 100,000 people
193Niger71.8deaths per 100,000 people
194Syrian Arab Republic70.4deaths per 100,000 people
195Mozambique70.3deaths per 100,000 people
196Uzbekistan70.1deaths per 100,000 people
197Samoa68.4deaths per 100,000 people
198Somalia65.7deaths per 100,000 people
199Nepal64.3deaths per 100,000 people
200Kuwait62.7deaths per 100,000 people
201Algeria62.6deaths per 100,000 people
202Qatar61.2deaths per 100,000 people
203Republic of The Gambia58.8deaths per 100,000 people
204Comoros53.0deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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