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Cancer and neoplasms

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
18.1%
Median: 17.8%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
31.9%
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
2.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong31.9%
2Slovenia31.3%
3New Zealand29.7%
4Ireland28.9%
5Australia28.6%
By Region
Oceania29.1%(2 countries)
Europe23.6%(32 countries)
Asia17.0%(18 countries)
South America16.7%(7 countries)
North America16.3%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.6%)High (31.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.1%)

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

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
1Hong Kong31.9%
2Slovenia31.3%
3New Zealand29.7%
4Ireland28.9%
5Australia28.6%
6Netherlands28.0%
7Norway27.4%
8Denmark27.3%
9Spain26.5%
10Reunion26.1%
11Martinique25.7%
12Iceland25.7%
13France25.6%
14Luxembourg25.6%
15Japan25.5%
16United Kingdom25.5%
17Canada25.2%
18Sweden25.1%
19Singapore25.1%
20Slovakia25.0%
21Mongolia24.9%
22Hungary24.8%
23Czech Republic24.8%
24Switzerland24.6%
25Malta24.5%
26Austria24.5%
27Germany24.3%
28Belgium24.2%
29Italy24.2%
30Montenegro23.9%
31Guadeloupe23.8%
32Poland23.6%
33Israel23.3%
34Portugal22.9%
35South Korea22.8%
36Barbados22.4%
37Chile21.9%
38Serbia21.8%
39Croatia21.6%
40Lithuania21.6%
41Finland21.4%
42French Guiana21.3%
43Cyprus21.3%
44Saint Kitts and Nevis21.2%
45Estonia21.1%
46Saint Lucia21.1%
47Armenia21.0%
48Greece21.0%
49Latvia20.8%
50Bosnia and Herzegovina20.7%
51Uruguay20.3%
52Jamaica20.1%
53Brunei Darussalam20.1%
54Costa Rica19.8%
55Jordan19.8%
56United States of America19.0%
57Grenada18.9%
58The Republic of North Macedonia18.6%
59Antigua and Barbuda18.0%
60Peru17.8%
61Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.7%
62Moldova, Republic of17.6%
63Dominica17.2%
64Bahamas17.1%
65Trinidad and Tobago16.8%
66Romania16.8%
67Cuba16.7%
68Albania16.7%
69Russian Federation16.6%
70Panama16.3%
71Islamic Republic of Iran16.2%
72Kuwait15.9%
73Puerto Rico15.8%
74Belarus15.7%
75Thailand15.6%
76Argentina15.6%
77Malaysia15.5%
78Türkiye15.0%
79Venezuela14.8%
80Mayotte14.8%
81Lebanon14.7%
82Ecuador14.7%
83Qatar14.4%
84Suriname13.8%
85Bulgaria13.7%
86Seychelles13.6%
87Colombia13.6%
88Ukraine13.5%
89Cape Verde13.4%
90Kyrgyzstan12.9%
91Brazil12.9%
92Mauritius12.7%
93United Arab Emirates12.1%
94Belize12.0%
95Saudi Arabia11.7%
96Nicaragua11.6%
97Georgia11.6%
98Mexico11.5%
99Philippines11.1%
100Guyana11.0%
101Bahrain10.8%
102Sri Lanka10.7%
103Dominican Republic10.6%
104Fiji10.3%
105Kazakhstan10.0%
106Azerbaijan10.0%
107Paraguay9.5%
108El Salvador9.4%
109Iraq9.4%
110Guatemala9.2%
111Tajikistan8.8%
112Turkmenistan8.3%
113Uzbekistan8.3%
114South Africa8.2%
115Maldives6.5%
116Syrian Arab Republic6.2%
117Egypt5.8%
118Oman3.8%
119Sao Tome and Principe2.6%
Showing 119 of 119 countries

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Data Source

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

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