social2023

Total number of deaths from total 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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
51,096.0deaths
Median: 8,151.0deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
2,554,678.8deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
1.6deaths
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China2,554,678.8deaths
2India1,049,368.2deaths
3United States of America693,794.6deaths
4Japan513,252.8deaths
5Russian Federation302,617.7deaths
By Region
North America227,244.7deaths(4 countries)
Asia209,850.5deaths(26 countries)
South America74,757.3deaths(7 countries)
Africa54,544.8deaths(9 countries)
Europe52,854.4deaths(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.6deaths)High (2,554,678.8deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 51,096.0deaths)

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

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
1People's Republic of China2,554,678.8deaths
2India1,049,368.2deaths
3United States of America693,794.6deaths
4Japan513,252.8deaths
5Russian Federation302,617.7deaths
6Brazil286,468.3deaths
7Germany275,926.0deaths
8Indonesia244,893.0deaths
9France207,579.8deaths
10United Kingdom206,879.0deaths
11Italy184,122.0deaths
12Pakistan167,744.0deaths
13Bangladesh156,477.5deaths
14Thailand138,149.3deaths
15Spain125,630.4deaths
16Türkiye122,729.8deaths
17Vietnam120,196.1deaths
18Poland115,561.7deaths
19Nigeria115,028.7deaths
20South Korea111,466.5deaths
21Mexico106,235.4deaths
22Ethiopia103,551.7deaths
23Canada97,893.6deaths
24Argentina82,042.7deaths
25Egypt78,301.0deaths
26Philippines77,281.9deaths
27Ukraine76,943.8deaths
28Democratic Republic of the Congo69,574.0deaths
29South Africa69,374.8deaths
30Islamic Republic of Iran68,864.6deaths
31Taiwan, Province of China62,266.9deaths
32Australia56,268.4deaths
33Netherlands56,060.6deaths
34Myanmar55,260.7deaths
35Romania51,226.9deaths
36Colombia51,104.9deaths
37Peru44,889.9deaths
38North Korea41,409.5deaths
39Venezuela38,300.5deaths
40Iraq36,818.9deaths
41Greece34,637.7deaths
42Uganda34,112.6deaths
43Kenya33,582.1deaths
44Malaysia33,442.1deaths
45United Republic of Tanzania33,140.0deaths
46Portugal32,247.0deaths
47Belgium31,960.6deaths
48Chile31,760.5deaths
49Hungary31,258.8deaths
50Morocco29,571.6deaths
51Czech Republic28,944.7deaths
52Cuba27,852.7deaths
53Serbia27,400.8deaths
54Sweden26,927.1deaths
55Sri Lanka26,148.7deaths
56Algeria24,546.3deaths
57Austria23,811.9deaths
58Madagascar23,650.3deaths
59Sudan22,967.3deaths
60Belarus20,963.8deaths
61Switzerland19,966.9deaths
62Denmark19,844.3deaths
63Uzbekistan19,758.6deaths
64Angola19,100.7deaths
65Cameroon18,352.0deaths
66Bulgaria17,992.9deaths
67Ghana17,846.9deaths
68Tunisia17,409.7deaths
69Kazakhstan17,180.0deaths
70Cote d'Ivoire17,137.6deaths
71Nepal16,921.1deaths
72Ecuador16,654.5deaths
73Malawi16,376.6deaths
74Finland16,050.5deaths
75Bolivia15,485.2deaths
76Slovakia14,747.3deaths
77Israel14,563.8deaths
78Mali13,994.0deaths
79Croatia12,999.5deaths
80Saudi Arabia12,906.7deaths
81Rwanda12,816.4deaths
82Dominican Republic12,808.4deaths
83Yemen12,767.3deaths
84Norway12,762.9deaths
85Zambia12,368.3deaths
86New Zealand11,817.3deaths
87Ireland11,444.6deaths
88Haiti11,369.7deaths
89Guatemala11,055.2deaths
90Cambodia10,994.9deaths
91Azerbaijan10,854.5deaths
92Mozambique10,657.4deaths
93Uruguay10,379.9deaths
94Afghanistan10,094.5deaths
95Burkina Faso9,651.4deaths
96Syrian Arab Republic9,377.2deaths
97Bosnia and Herzegovina9,077.8deaths
98Zimbabwe8,695.4deaths
99South Sudan8,674.0deaths
100Niger8,494.9deaths
101Senegal8,306.4deaths
102Georgia8,166.2deaths
103Burundi8,135.7deaths
104Chad8,050.8deaths
105Lithuania8,033.8deaths
106Jordan7,927.5deaths
107El Salvador7,771.6deaths
108Singapore7,572.6deaths
109Somalia7,502.4deaths
110Guinea7,397.3deaths
111Lebanon7,088.7deaths
112Paraguay7,009.7deaths
113Costa Rica6,937.5deaths
114Papua New Guinea6,741.2deaths
115Puerto Rico6,600.1deaths
116Slovenia6,370.1deaths
117Moldova, Republic of6,367.2deaths
118Lao People's Democratic Republic6,171.6deaths
119Libya5,944.8deaths
120Eritrea5,757.0deaths
121Latvia5,647.2deaths
122Tajikistan5,598.0deaths
123Honduras5,353.6deaths
124Benin5,087.4deaths
125Mongolia4,919.9deaths
126The Republic of North Macedonia4,708.5deaths
127Armenia4,582.3deaths
128Togo4,536.2deaths
129Jamaica4,503.3deaths
130Sierra Leone4,464.5deaths
131Albania4,342.0deaths
132Nicaragua4,316.3deaths
133Panama4,012.0deaths
134Kyrgyzstan3,996.4deaths
135Turkmenistan3,901.3deaths
136Republic of the Congo3,876.8deaths
137Liberia3,719.9deaths
138Estonia3,677.9deaths
139Central African Republic3,180.8deaths
140Mauritania3,173.2deaths
141United Arab Emirates2,914.0deaths
142State of Palestine2,802.2deaths
143Cyprus2,610.7deaths
144Trinidad and Tobago2,527.6deaths
145Gabon1,827.7deaths
146Namibia1,806.7deaths
147Montenegro1,700.3deaths
148Mauritius1,685.8deaths
149Lesotho1,593.8deaths
150Oman1,591.8deaths
151Botswana1,533.2deaths
152Kuwait1,525.7deaths
153Luxembourg1,272.8deaths
154Equatorial Guinea1,165.5deaths
155Malta1,052.1deaths
156Guinea-Bissau1,020.6deaths
157Djibouti1,000.6deaths
158Fiji978.5deaths
159Eswatini958.3deaths
160Bahrain903.0deaths
161Guyana888.9deaths
162Timor-Leste843.9deaths
163Barbados835.7deaths
164Solomon Islands825.3deaths
165Iceland801.1deaths
166Republic of The Gambia784.9deaths
167Suriname711.0deaths
168Bahamas695.4deaths
169Bhutan571.8deaths
170Cape Verde559.2deaths
171Brunei Darussalam534.2deaths
172Qatar524.1deaths
173Comoros339.3deaths
174Belize302.1deaths
175Saint Lucia285.7deaths
176Monaco261.1deaths
177Maldives254.6deaths
178Andorra221.4deaths
179Virgin Islands, U.S.209.4deaths
180Saint Vincent and the Grenadines200.6deaths
181Guam198.3deaths
182Grenada197.0deaths
183Bermuda194.2deaths
184Seychelles179.3deaths
185Greenland166.6deaths
186Vanuatu159.8deaths
187Dominica154.1deaths
188Sao Tome and Principe150.3deaths
189Tonga134.8deaths
190Antigua and Barbuda129.6deaths
191Samoa119.5deaths
192Micronesia, Federated States of97.5deaths
193San Marino86.0deaths
194Northern Mariana Islands75.3deaths
195Saint Kitts and Nevis74.8deaths
196American Samoa66.5deaths
197Kiribati65.8deaths
198Marshall Islands50.2deaths
199Palau41.2deaths
200Cook Islands33.4deaths
201Tuvalu15.5deaths
202Nauru14.9deaths
203Niue2.5deaths
204Tokelau1.6deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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