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Total deaths from malignant neoplasms among both sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
50,213.1deaths
Median: 8,067.0deaths
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
2,705,401.0deaths
Lowest
Niue
3.6deaths
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China2,705,401.0deaths
2India1,015,017.2deaths
3United States of America617,144.8deaths
4Japan443,071.1deaths
5Russian Federation307,195.2deaths
By Region
Asia213,518.5deaths(25 countries)
North America200,258.8deaths(4 countries)
South America63,374.4deaths(7 countries)
Europe47,933.1deaths(32 countries)
Africa46,344.6deaths(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.6deaths)High (2,705,401.0deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 50,213.1deaths)

Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (115)

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 2021; 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 China2,705,401.0deaths
2India1,015,017.2deaths
3United States of America617,144.8deaths
4Japan443,071.1deaths
5Russian Federation307,195.2deaths
6Brazil245,810.1deaths
7Germany243,504.6deaths
8Indonesia241,265.2deaths
9France179,716.6deaths
10Italy175,395.3deaths
11United Kingdom174,820.4deaths
12Thailand130,890.6deaths
13Vietnam121,483.9deaths
14Türkiye118,555.2deaths
15Pakistan114,787.9deaths
16Bangladesh113,923.3deaths
17Spain112,575.7deaths
18Philippines104,832.4deaths
19Poland102,107.7deaths
20South Korea94,066.7deaths
21Egypt90,187.5deaths
22Mexico88,858.0deaths
23Islamic Republic of Iran87,463.0deaths
24Canada85,725.5deaths
25Ukraine85,604.1deaths
26Nigeria82,870.5deaths
27Argentina63,747.4deaths
28South Africa62,822.4deaths
29Myanmar54,309.2deaths
30Romania53,099.2deaths
31Ethiopia53,028.2deaths
32Australia50,580.4deaths
33Netherlands48,308.5deaths
34North Korea45,910.2deaths
35Colombia45,826.9deaths
36Democratic Republic of the Congo36,581.6deaths
37Peru35,155.6deaths
38Morocco34,074.2deaths
39Algeria31,925.4deaths
40Greece31,822.7deaths
41United Republic of Tanzania31,470.7deaths
42Malaysia30,782.5deaths
43Venezuela30,306.2deaths
44Hungary30,257.9deaths
45Chile29,697.9deaths
46Portugal29,342.6deaths
47Kenya28,924.0deaths
48Czech Republic27,638.5deaths
49Belgium27,125.9deaths
50Cuba27,113.3deaths
51Sweden23,095.4deaths
52Belarus22,986.6deaths
53Serbia22,784.0deaths
54Uganda21,715.0deaths
55Austria21,687.6deaths
56Iraq21,611.8deaths
57Uzbekistan21,036.9deaths
58Kazakhstan20,636.5deaths
59Bulgaria18,505.8deaths
60Mozambique18,472.3deaths
61Switzerland18,176.4deaths
62Denmark18,134.9deaths
63Ghana17,684.0deaths
64Sri Lanka17,354.1deaths
65Sudan16,521.4deaths
66Angola15,585.2deaths
67Afghanistan15,389.2deaths
68Cambodia14,752.8deaths
69Madagascar14,684.4deaths
70Syrian Arab Republic14,572.4deaths
71Finland14,468.7deaths
72Nepal14,150.4deaths
73Ecuador14,142.3deaths
74Croatia13,457.9deaths
75Slovakia13,283.0deaths
76Malawi13,052.0deaths
77Cameroon13,049.8deaths
78Israel12,458.9deaths
79Tunisia12,273.0deaths
80Cote d'Ivoire12,262.0deaths
81Yemen12,215.5deaths
82Zimbabwe12,191.2deaths
83Norway11,456.6deaths
84Dominican Republic11,349.9deaths
85Mali10,655.9deaths
86Azerbaijan10,521.1deaths
87New Zealand10,505.3deaths
88Burkina Faso10,305.1deaths
89Ireland9,658.8deaths
90Saudi Arabia9,347.5deaths
91Guatemala9,306.8deaths
92Uruguay9,240.5deaths
93Zambia9,088.8deaths
94Bosnia and Herzegovina8,816.5deaths
95Georgia8,398.3deaths
96Singapore8,217.7deaths
97Niger8,110.4deaths
98Lithuania8,023.7deaths
99Senegal7,922.9deaths
100Bolivia7,857.0deaths
101Somalia7,729.2deaths
102Haiti7,631.6deaths
103Papua New Guinea7,455.1deaths
104Guinea6,663.6deaths
105Jordan6,660.0deaths
106Chad6,580.4deaths
107Slovenia6,467.9deaths
108Lebanon6,391.0deaths
109Lao People's Democratic Republic6,302.2deaths
110Honduras6,057.7deaths
111Latvia5,988.7deaths
112Burundi5,847.4deaths
113Moldova, Republic of5,806.2deaths
114Costa Rica5,531.3deaths
115Rwanda5,433.3deaths
116Armenia5,333.7deaths
117Libya5,072.6deaths
118Benin4,914.5deaths
119El Salvador4,784.2deaths
120Paraguay4,730.5deaths
121Mongolia4,708.5deaths
122Albania4,696.1deaths
123Turkmenistan4,551.1deaths
124South Sudan4,455.1deaths
125The Republic of North Macedonia4,317.2deaths
126Kyrgyzstan4,224.4deaths
127Tajikistan4,028.7deaths
128Estonia3,753.1deaths
129Togo3,741.3deaths
130Jamaica3,651.6deaths
131Panama3,509.9deaths
132Nicaragua2,716.4deaths
133Liberia2,637.7deaths
134Sierra Leone2,602.8deaths
135Trinidad and Tobago2,263.9deaths
136United Arab Emirates2,116.3deaths
137Mauritania2,045.4deaths
138Central African Republic2,010.6deaths
139Namibia1,985.9deaths
140Kuwait1,961.3deaths
141Cyprus1,856.9deaths
142Oman1,806.9deaths
143Republic of the Congo1,780.0deaths
144Eritrea1,704.5deaths
145Montenegro1,653.3deaths
146Mauritius1,394.3deaths
147Lesotho1,286.1deaths
148Botswana1,205.0deaths
149Gabon1,149.9deaths
150Luxembourg1,082.1deaths
151Malta1,059.5deaths
152Republic of The Gambia936.8deaths
153Guinea-Bissau882.2deaths
154Fiji831.5deaths
155Equatorial Guinea811.4deaths
156Eswatini727.6deaths
157Iceland657.8deaths
158Suriname657.7deaths
159Barbados656.3deaths
160Qatar618.7deaths
161Bahrain589.7deaths
162Djibouti581.3deaths
163Guyana568.9deaths
164Timor-Leste562.5deaths
165Bahamas551.8deaths
166Bhutan465.4deaths
167Comoros441.7deaths
168Cape Verde431.1deaths
169Brunei Darussalam375.4deaths
170Solomon Islands327.4deaths
171Monaco303.9deaths
172Maldives284.5deaths
173Samoa227.1deaths
174Saint Vincent and the Grenadines209.5deaths
175Belize203.8deaths
176Saint Lucia186.3deaths
177Grenada176.0deaths
178Andorra167.3deaths
179Vanuatu145.9deaths
180Seychelles136.3deaths
181Antigua and Barbuda131.8deaths
182Tonga125.9deaths
183Dominica115.6deaths
184Micronesia, Federated States of114.2deaths
185Kiribati109.8deaths
186Sao Tome and Principe108.2deaths
187Saint Kitts and Nevis88.9deaths
188San Marino71.8deaths
189Marshall Islands38.2deaths
190Palau37.2deaths
191Cook Islands24.5deaths
192Tuvalu10.7deaths
193Nauru9.6deaths
194Niue3.6deaths
Showing 194 of 194 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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