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Global cancer data by country

Exploring the total global cancer burden – incidence, rates and mortality.

A lit-up map of the world

On this page you can find a wealth of data related to global cancer statistics. This includes the latest numbers for incidence and mortality, as well as age-standardised rates (ASR).

Initially we include non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) — to give a clear picture of total cancers globally — then further tables with NMSC excluded.

A total of 19,976,499 cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2022. The age-standardised rate for all cancers for men and women combined was 196.9 per 100,000 in 2022. The rate was higher for men (212.6 per 100,000) than women (186.3 per 100,000).

When non-melanoma skin cancer was excluded the number of cancers globally dropped to 18,741,066 with a rate of 186.5 per 100,000. For men the figure was 9,566,825 with a rate of 198.6 and for women, 9,175,141 with a rate of 178.9.

With the burden growing in almost every country, preventing cancer is a significant public health challenge. Around 40% of cancer cases could be prevented by tackling risk factors relating to diet, nutrition and physical activity — for more information see our Cancer Prevention Recommendations.

Reducing the cancer burden requires concerted and integrated action across society, including civil society, private sector, and health and other professions. Browse our policy section to see how we’re working with others to help make this happen.

Age-standardised rates (ASR) are a summary measure of the rate of disease that a population would have if it had a standard age structure. Standardisation is necessary when comparing populations that differ with respect to age because age has a powerful influence on the risk of developing/dying from cancer.

It is important to note that some countries have a high ASR but a low total number of cases, while other have a low ASR but a high number of cases. This is because ASRs are reported per 100,000 people. So, for example, an ASR of 10 in a population of 100,000 = 10 cases of cancer, but an ASR of 1 in a population of 10 million = 100 cases.


Global cancer incidence: both sexes

The highest cancer rate for men and women combined was in Australia at 462.5 people per 100,000 when all cancers were included.

This changed to Denmark when NMSC was excluded (349.8 per 100,000). A further table below includes global cancer incidence excluding NMSC.

There were several countries for which the age-standardised rate was at least 300 per 100,000 when NMSC was excluded including:

  • United States of America
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Global cancer incidence in both sexes including non-melanoma skin cancer

    Both Sexes Number ASR (World)
    World 19,976,499 196.9
    China 4,824,703 201.6
    United States of America 2,380,189 367.0
    India 1,413,316 98.5
    Japan 1,005,157 267.1
    Russian Federation 635,560 248.1
    Brazil 627,193 214.4
    Germany 605,805 274.2
    France (metropolitan) 483,568 339.0
    United Kingdom 454,954 307.8
    Italy 436,242 284.5
    Indonesia 408,661 136.9
    Canada 292,098 345.9
    Spain 278,729 274.6
    Türkiye 240,013 225.9
    Korea, Republic of 237,701 234.7
    Australia 212,332 462.5
    Poland 208,900 262.8
    Mexico 207,154 140.9
    Philippines 188,976 185.4
    Pakistan 185,748 105.6
    Thailand 183,541 154.4
    Viet Nam 180,480 150.8
    Bangladesh 167,256 105.6
    Ukraine 155,239 199.9
    Egypt 150,578 166.1
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 137,198 149.0
    Argentina 133,420 215.8
    The Netherlands 132,319 341.4
    Nigeria 127,763 113.6
    Colombia 117,620 177.6
    South Africa 111,321 203.4
    Romania 104,661 276.5
    Belgium 81,132 324.7
    Ethiopia 80,334 104.5
    Myanmar 77,603 135.5
    Peru 72,827 173.8
    Portugal 69,567 294.6
    Sweden 69,261 310.0
    Hungary 66,340 336.7
    Greece 65,703 258.7
    Czechia 65,676 280.9
    Algeria 64,713 141.2
    Morocco 63,609 149.8
    Venezuela 62,947 184.8
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 61,533 166.1
    Chile 59,876 188.7
    Switzerland 58,330 292.7
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 52,612 103.0
    Malaysia 51,650 142.1
    Austria 50,682 258.5
    Cuba 49,688 220.8
    Denmark 48,840 374.7
    Belarus 46,402 273.2
    Tanzania, United Republic of 44,931 140.1
    Kenya 44,726 149.1
    Serbia 42,039 250.4
    Norway 40,305 357.9
    New Zealand 38,157 427.3
    Finland 37,660 276.9
    Iraq 37,382 136.6
    Kazakhstan 36,225 162.3
    Uganda 35,968 154.4
    Uzbekistan 35,900 112.7
    Sri Lanka 33,243 106.9
    Bulgaria 32,812 222.0
    Ireland 31,242 344.7
    Slovakia 30,913 283.3
    Ecuador 30,888 152.7
    Israel 30,438 245.8
    Croatia 28,809 313.4
    Sudan 28,586 95.6
    Saudi Arabia 28,113 87.1
    Ghana 27,385 120.4
    Mozambique 26,578 128.8
    Singapore 25,250 231.1
    Angola 24,607 133.5
    Afghanistan 24,275 106.2
    Nepal 22,008 81.6
    Syrian Arab Republic 21,926 138.6
    Côte d’Ivoire 21,352 137.0
    Madagascar 21,297 117.4
    Tunisia 20,551 135.4
    Dominican Republic 20,171 167.0
    Malawi 19,846 159.5
    Cambodia 19,795 138.3
    Cameroon 19,564 126.0
    Azerbaijan 18,503 152.3
    Guatemala 17,801 121.8
    Zimbabwe 17,725 208.0
    Bolivia 17,579 143.8
    Uruguay 16,817 279.9
    Yemen 16,525 83.1
    Lithuania 16,413 287.9
    Zambia 15,296 159.5
    Mali 15,151 139.9
    Moldova 14,816 232.2
    Burkina Faso 14,538 125.2
    Slovenia 14,402 305.1
    Bosnia Herzegovina 14,265 218.6
    Haiti 13,860 141.1
    Paraguay 13,783 192.2
    Puerto Rico 13,778 226.6
    Georgia 13,689 197.5
    Costa Rica 13,325 177.7
    Lebanon 13,034 168.8
    Jordan 12,328 152.6
    Papua New Guinea 12,190 188.7
    Senegal 11,841 113.9
    Niger 11,593 83.7
    Latvia 11,458 288.9
    Honduras 10,815 128.0
    Somalia 10,681 121.0
    Chad 10,185 118.1
    El Salvador 9,799 127.1
    Armenia 9,520 201.6
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9,101 154.5
    Guinea 8,777 116.3
    Nicaragua 8,409 133.5
    Panama 8,353 154.9
    Libya 8,171 132.3
    Estonia 8,050 282.5
    Albania 8,019 160.8
    Burundi 7,997 128.2
    North Macedonia 7,563 206.9
    Jamaica 7,500 199.6
    Benin 7,496 102.6
    Kyrgyzstan 7,266 125.8
    Rwanda 7,122 83.2
    South Sudan 6,874 99.4
    Turkmenistan 6,807 122.7
    Mongolia 6,699 235.8
    Tajikistan 6,467 91.7
    Cyprus 6,198 292.3
    United Arab Emirates 5,526 105.1
    Togo 5,491 107.5
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 5,030 152.3
    Kuwait 4,347 111.4
    Oman 4,045 105.3
    Trinidad and Tobago 3,931 186.7
    Liberia 3,873 115.2
    Namibia 3,453 193.5
    Luxembourg 3,440 273.3
    Mauritania 3,274 105.3
    France, La Réunion 3,015 203.1
    Mauritius 2,888 140.0
    Malta 2,855 282.5
    Montenegro 2,739 238.0
    Congo, Republic of 2,727 80.7
    Central African Republic 2,690 101.8
    Eritrea 2,463 99.8
    Botswana 2,317 115.4
    France, Guadeloupe 2,123 253.9
    France, Martinique 2,057 224.2
    Lesotho 2,027 115.5
    Sierra Leone 1,918 35.9
    Gabon 1,875 114.4
    Iceland 1,777 268.3
    Qatar 1,733 82.4
    Fiji 1,601 174.8
    Bahrain 1,383 113.8
    Guyana 1,225 142.5
    The Republic of the Gambia 1,196 79.2
    Guinea-Bissau 1,170 100.3
    New Caledonia 1,149 287.6
    Barbados 1,120 205.3
    Suriname 1,119 169.5
    Eswatini 1,108 135.3
    Bahamas 955 192.7
    Equatorial Guinea 926 107.7
    Brunei Darussalam 925 192.2
    French Polynesia 877 228.1
    Timor-Leste 828 84.5
    Djibouti 805 90.7
    Solomon Islands 684 134.8
    Bhutan 638 87.6
    Comoros 619 106.8
    French Guyana 589 204.3
    Maldives 479 105.3
    Saint Lucia 448 166.8
    Cape Verde 435 87.0
    Guam 412 167.2
    Belize 409 114.7
    Samoa 400 240.0
    Vanuatu 250 108.2
    Sao Tome and Principe 144 104.9
  • Global cancer incidence in both sexes excluding non-melanoma skin cancer

    Both sexes Number ASR (World)
    Total 18,741,966 186.5
    China 4,775,419 199.7
    United States of America 1,832,550 303.6
    India 1,401,721 97.7
    Japan 992,806 264.8
    Russian Federation 614,275 240.9
    Brazil 591,660 203.7
    Germany 529,955 250.4
    France (metropolitan) 435,114 316.6
    United Kingdom 417,481 290.6
    Italy 407,240 272.4
    Indonesia 400,820 134.2
    Spain 264,528 265.5
    Korea, Republic of 232,963 230.9
    Canada 232,074 292.4
    Türkiye 231,784 218.6
    Poland 202,037 256.8
    Mexico 198,533 135.6
    Philippines 187,806 184.2
    Pakistan 180,938 102.7
    Thailand 180,337 152.0
    Viet Nam 179,123 149.7
    Bangladesh 166,093 104.9
    Australia 151,529 322.4
    Ukraine 150,687 195.5
    Egypt 148,639 163.9
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 133,121 144.5
    Argentina 129,689 210.7
    Nigeria 124,735 111.1
    The Netherlands 116,224 312.4
    Colombia 114,573 173.7
    South Africa 100,897 183.6
    Romania 100,471 267.8
    Ethiopia 77,790 101.1
    Myanmar 76,043 132.7
    Belgium 72,680 301.7
    Peru 69,765 167.7
    Portugal 66,600 286.3
    Algeria 63,306 138.2
    Greece 63,176 253.8
    Morocco 63,110 148.7
    Hungary 62,509 321.2
    Sweden 61,794 288.9
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 61,212 165.2
    Czechia 61,107 267.5
    Venezuela 58,613 173.4
    Chile 57,082 181.5
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 52,049 101.9
    Malaysia 51,133 140.7
    Switzerland 48,153 255.2
    Cuba 45,705 204.6
    Austria 45,525 241.7
    Belarus 45,019 266.9
    Tanzania, United Republic of 44,070 137.7
    Kenya 44,065 146.9
    Denmark 43,964 349.8
    Serbia 40,596 244.3
    Norway 37,449 340.3
    Iraq 36,982 134.9
    Uganda 35,539 152.5
    Uzbekistan 35,498 111.3
    Finland 35,274 265.9
    Kazakhstan 34,116 153.3
    Sri Lanka 32,829 105.6
    Bulgaria 31,485 215.5
    Israel 30,234 244.3
    Ecuador 29,613 147.1
    Slovakia 29,273 271.8
    Sudan 28,076 93.9
    Saudi Arabia 27,768 85.8
    New Zealand 27,551 299.9
    Croatia 27,512 306.1
    Ghana 27,054 119.0
    Ireland 26,884 307.0
    Mozambique 25,741 125.0
    Singapore 24,801 227.3
    Angola 24,085 131.2
    Afghanistan 23,750 103.5
    Nepal 21,766 80.7
    Syrian Arab Republic 21,505 135.7
    Côte d’Ivoire 21,083 135.4
    Madagascar 20,693 114.5
    Tunisia 20,095 132.4
    Dominican Republic 19,887 164.8
    Cambodia 19,516 136.3
    Malawi 19,475 156.3
    Cameroon 19,260 124.1
    Azerbaijan 18,176 149.6
    Zimbabwe 17,312 203.1
    Guatemala 17,304 118.8
    Bolivia 16,811 138.7
    Yemen 16,260 81.5
    Lithuania 16,119 284.8
    Uruguay 15,664 262.7
    Zambia 15,037 156.9
    Mali 14,842 137.0
    Burkina Faso 14,308 123.1
    Bosnia Herzegovina 13,765 212.3
    Haiti 13,753 140.0
    Slovenia 13,719 296.0
    Paraguay 13,380 186.7
    Moldova 13,377 212.0
    Georgia 13,184 192.2
    Puerto Rico 13,173 215.7
    Lebanon 12,690 164.6
    Jordan 12,164 150.4
    Costa Rica 11,817 159.3
    Senegal 11,561 111.2
    Papua New Guinea 11,491 175.1
    Niger 11,263 81.3
    Latvia 11,082 280.6
    Honduras 10,663 126.2
    Somalia 10,423 118.1
    Chad 10,141 117.8
    El Salvador 9,600 124.9
    Armenia 9,397 199.1
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 8,993 152.5
    Guinea 8,558 113.5
    Nicaragua 8,242 130.8
    Panama 8,110 151.1
    Libya 8,099 131.0
    Burundi 7,873 126.2
    Estonia 7,817 277.0
    Albania 7,702 155.5
    Jamaica 7,429 197.7
    Benin 7,365 101.1
    North Macedonia 7,235 199.7
    Kyrgyzstan 7,040 121.2
    Rwanda 6,966 81.4
    South Sudan 6,737 97.4
    Mongolia 6,651 234.0
    Turkmenistan 6,561 117.9
    Tajikistan 6,366 90.0
    Cyprus 5,921 283.6
    United Arab Emirates 5,445 103.4
    Togo 5,292 104.0
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 4,978 150.8
    Kuwait 4,327 110.9
    Oman 3,991 103.7
    Trinidad and Tobago 3,918 186.1
    Liberia 3,796 113.0
    Namibia 3,222 179.1
    Mauritania 3,202 103.1
    France, La Réunion 3,014 203.0
    Luxembourg 2,983 245.2
    Mauritius 2,795 135.8
    Malta 2,738 275.9
    Congo, Republic of 2,717 80.5
    Central African Republic 2,656 100.6
    Montenegro 2,510 221.1
    Eritrea 2,403 97.4
    Botswana 2,222 110.6
    France, Guadeloupe 2,042 245.1
    France, Martinique 1,975 215.6
    Lesotho 1,969 112.1
    Sierra Leone 1,915 35.9
    Gabon 1,842 112.3
    Qatar 1,719 81.7
    Iceland 1,663 255.4
    Fiji 1,593 173.9
    Bahrain 1,373 113.1
    Guyana 1,223 142.3
    The Republic of the Gambia 1,192 78.9
    Guinea-Bissau 1,141 98.0
    New Caledonia 1,123 281.5
    Barbados 1,104 202.2
    Suriname 1,103 167.0
    Eswatini 1,073 131.2
    Bahamas 937 189.0
    Equatorial Guinea 910 105.8
    Brunei Darussalam 902 187.2
    French Polynesia 877 228.1
    Timor-Leste 820 83.5
    Djibouti 787 88.7
    Solomon Islands 681 134.2
    Bhutan 630 86.5
    Comoros 599 104.1
    French Guyana 563 195.5
    Maldives 471 103.0
    Saint Lucia 448 166.8
    Cape Verde 423 84.5
    Guam 412 167.2
    Samoa 400 240.0
    Belize 375 105.5
    Vanuatu 250 108.2
    Sao Tome and Principe 143 104.2

Age-standardised rates: incidence

Age-standardised rates: mortality

Cancer incidence in men

The highest cancer rate among men was found in Australia at 514.3 per 100,000. This changed to Lithuania when NMSC was excluded (386.4 per 100,000). Several countries had age-standardised rate of at least 300 per 100,000, including:

  • United Kingdom
  • The Netherland
  • Spain
  • United States of America
  • Global cancer incidence in men including non-melanoma skin cancer

    Population: men Number
    Total 10,311,610
    China 2,533,906
    United States of America 1,283,898
    India 691,178
    Japan 580,535
    Germany 323,545
    Brazil 319,711
    Russian Federation 301,496
    France (metropolitan) 263,339
    United Kingdom 242,245
    Italy 232,150
    Indonesia 188,395
    Spain 158,410
    Canada 153,660
    Türkiye 132,476
    Korea, Republic of 128,045
    Australia 116,363
    Poland 109,365
    Mexico 95,954
    Viet Nam 95,358
    Bangladesh 94,922
    Thailand 90,333
    Pakistan 87,568
    Philippines 83,064
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 76,441
    Ukraine 75,825
    Egypt 73,611
    The Netherlands 69,570
    Argentina 65,040
    Romania 57,311
    Colombia 56,224
    South Africa 52,379
    Nigeria 48,096
    Belgium 43,645
    Sweden 37,869
    Portugal 37,865
    Greece 36,564
    Myanmar 35,822
    Czechia 35,033
    Hungary 34,250
    Peru 33,724
    Chile 32,800
    Switzerland 31,996
    Venezuela 31,374
    Morocco 30,737
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 29,398
    Algeria 29,387
    Ethiopia 27,713
    Austria 27,321
    Cuba 26,892
    Denmark 25,826
    Belarus 24,933
    Malaysia 24,892
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 23,033
    Serbia 22,910
    Norway 21,733
    New Zealand 20,562
    Finland 19,737
    Tanzania, United Republic of 18,215
    Bulgaria 17,515
    Ireland 17,252
    Kazakhstan 16,947
    Slovakia 16,698
    Kenya 16,349
    Uzbekistan 16,035
    Iraq 15,824
    Sri Lanka 15,733
    Croatia 15,607
    Uganda 15,459
    Israel 14,746
    Saudi Arabia 14,745
    Ecuador 13,890
    Singapore 13,342
    Tunisia 11,441
    Ghana 11,398
    Sudan 11,326
    Afghanistan 11,239
    Dominican Republic 10,735
    Angola 10,684
    Mozambique 10,219
    Syrian Arab Republic 10,179
    Azerbaijan 9,901
    Côte d’Ivoire 9,795
    Nepal 9,792
    Lithuania 9,245
    Cambodia 9,171
    Uruguay 8,579
    Madagascar 8,500
    Cameroon 7,986
    Moldova 7,985
    Bosnia Herzegovina 7,841
    Slovenia 7,838
    Guatemala 7,783
    Bolivia 7,692
    Puerto Rico 7,486
    Malawi 7,415
    Georgia 7,253
    Yemen 7,213
    Haiti 7,028
    Paraguay 6,966
    Costa Rica 6,808
    Lebanon 6,593
    Zimbabwe 6,505
    Zambia 6,433
    Latvia 5,908
    Jordan 5,694
    Chad 5,605
    Burkina Faso 5,556
    Mali 5,554
    Papua New Guinea 5,389
    Honduras 5,051
    Armenia 5,046
    Niger 4,910
    Albania 4,587
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 4,579
    Senegal 4,270
    North Macedonia 4,259
    Estonia 4,214
    El Salvador 4,205
    Panama 4,156
    Libya 4,070
    Somalia 3,998
    Nicaragua 3,763
    Jamaica 3,713
    Mongolia 3,499
    Benin 3,468
    Kyrgyzstan 3,371
    Burundi 3,370
    Rwanda 3,287
    Guinea 3,155
    Cyprus 3,070
    Turkmenistan 3,047
    Tajikistan 2,949
    South Sudan 2,857
    United Arab Emirates 2,607
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 2,506
    Oman 2,473
    Togo 2,396
    Kuwait 2,120
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,969
    France, La Réunion 1,770
    Luxembourg 1,742
    Liberia 1,548
    Namibia 1,540
    Malta 1,529
    Montenegro 1,415
    France, Guadeloupe 1,312
    Mauritius 1,269
    Mauritania 1,266
    France, Martinique 1,175
    Congo, Republic of 1,171
    Qatar 1,093
    Central African Republic 1,075
    Botswana 941
    Eritrea 910
    Iceland 909
    Sierra Leone 874
    Gabon 742
    Lesotho 725
    Fiji 654
    Bahrain 654
    New Caledonia 631
    Barbados 578
    Suriname 571
    Guyana 537
    The Republic of the Gambia 520
    French Polynesia 477
    Bahamas 477
    Guinea-Bissau 428
    Equatorial Guinea 410
    Brunei Darussalam 396
    Timor-Leste 373
    Bhutan 356
    Eswatini 344
    French Guyana 341
    Djibouti 311
    Solomon Islands 279
    Saint Lucia 265
    Maldives 248
    Comoros 237
    Guam 221
    Cape Verde 214
    Samoa 191
    Belize 188
    Vanuatu 105
    Sao Tome and Principe 77
  • Global cancer incidence in men excluding non-melanoma skin cancer

    Population: men Number
    Total 9,566,825
    China 2,510,278
    United States of America 930,417
    India 684,166
    Japan 573,914
    Brazil 298,124
    Russian Federation 292,425
    Germany 278,113
    France (metropolitan) 234,479
    United Kingdom 217,526
    Italy 213,092
    Indonesia 184,093
    Spain 149,854
    Türkiye 127,227
    Korea, Republic of 126,189
    Canada 119,086
    Poland 106,060
    Viet Nam 94,680
    Bangladesh 94,208
    Mexico 90,818
    Thailand 88,596
    Pakistan 84,755
    Philippines 82,394
    Australia 80,960
    Ukraine 73,902
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 73,512
    Egypt 72,519
    Argentina 62,734
    The Netherlands 60,845
    Romania 54,859
    Colombia 54,462
    Nigeria 46,686
    South Africa 46,446
    Belgium 38,869
    Portugal 36,152
    Greece 35,194
    Myanmar 35,019
    Sweden 33,658
    Hungary 32,450
    Czechia 32,448
    Peru 32,090
    Chile 31,026
    Morocco 30,478
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 29,255
    Venezuela 28,836
    Algeria 28,561
    Ethiopia 26,588
    Switzerland 26,188
    Malaysia 24,568
    Cuba 24,558
    Austria 24,442
    Belarus 24,321
    Denmark 23,038
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 22,772
    Serbia 22,062
    Norway 20,189
    Finland 18,471
    Tanzania, United Republic of 17,890
    Bulgaria 16,812
    Kazakhstan 16,207
    Kenya 16,031
    Slovakia 15,956
    Uzbekistan 15,813
    Iraq 15,603
    Sri Lanka 15,491
    Uganda 15,265
    Croatia 14,957
    New Zealand 14,766
    Israel 14,646
    Saudi Arabia 14,535
    Ireland 14,407
    Ecuador 13,245
    Singapore 13,070
    Ghana 11,191
    Tunisia 11,176
    Sudan 11,079
    Afghanistan 10,984
    Dominican Republic 10,593
    Angola 10,351
    Syrian Arab Republic 9,889
    Mozambique 9,879
    Azerbaijan 9,685
    Nepal 9,684
    Côte d’Ivoire 9,673
    Lithuania 9,091
    Cambodia 9,019
    Madagascar 8,226
    Uruguay 7,919
    Cameroon 7,825
    Bosnia Herzegovina 7,575
    Guatemala 7,562
    Slovenia 7,463
    Bolivia 7,331
    Moldova 7,329
    Malawi 7,243
    Puerto Rico 7,170
    Yemen 7,053
    Georgia 6,996
    Haiti 6,979
    Paraguay 6,710
    Lebanon 6,368
    Zimbabwe 6,334
    Zambia 6,295
    Costa Rica 5,954
    Latvia 5,754
    Jordan 5,601
    Chad 5,582
    Burkina Faso 5,498
    Mali 5,409
    Papua New Guinea 5,021
    Armenia 4,984
    Honduras 4,968
    Niger 4,745
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 4,527
    Albania 4,396
    Senegal 4,140
    El Salvador 4,118
    Estonia 4,091
    Panama 4,029
    Libya 4,023
    North Macedonia 4,011
    Somalia 3,878
    Jamaica 3,674
    Nicaragua 3,646
    Mongolia 3,479
    Benin 3,399
    Burundi 3,317
    Kyrgyzstan 3,284
    Rwanda 3,231
    Guinea 3,050
    Turkmenistan 2,940
    Cyprus 2,926
    Tajikistan 2,880
    South Sudan 2,794
    United Arab Emirates 2,552
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 2,472
    Oman 2,436
    Togo 2,285
    Kuwait 2,108
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,961
    France, La Réunion 1,770
    Luxembourg 1,510
    Liberia 1,508
    Malta 1,444
    Namibia 1,404
    Montenegro 1,282
    France, Guadeloupe 1,271
    Mauritania 1,230
    Mauritius 1,219
    Congo, Republic of 1,168
    France, Martinique 1,137
    Qatar 1,085
    Central African Republic 1,059
    Botswana 893
    Eritrea 883
    Sierra Leone 873
    Iceland 847
    Gabon 726
    Lesotho 699
    Fiji 649
    Bahrain 646
    New Caledonia 616
    Barbados 568
    Suriname 563
    Guyana 535
    The Republic of the Gambia 518
    French Polynesia 477
    Bahamas 465
    Guinea-Bissau 415
    Equatorial Guinea 401
    Brunei Darussalam 383
    Timor-Leste 369
    Bhutan 350
    Eswatini 332
    French Guyana 325
    Djibouti 302
    Solomon Islands 277
    Saint Lucia 265
    Maldives 242
    Comoros 227
    Guam 221
    Cape Verde 207
    Samoa 191
    Belize 169
    Vanuatu 105
    Sao Tome and Principe 76

Cancer incidence in women

The highest cancer rate in women was in Australia at 415.2 per 100,000. This changed to Denmark when NMSC was excluded (340.8 per 100,000). Several countries had age-standardised rate of at least 300 per 100,000, including:

  • Norway
  • The Netherlands
  • Australia
  • Global cancer incidence in women including non-melanoma skin cancer

    Population: women Number
    Total 9,664,889
    China 2,290,797
    United States of America 1,096,291
    India 722,138
    Japan 424,622
    Russian Federation 334,064
    Brazil 307,482
    Germany 282,260
    Indonesia 220,266
    France (metropolitan) 220,229
    United Kingdom 212,709
    Italy 204,092
    Canada 138,438
    Spain 120,319
    Mexico 111,200
    Korea, Republic of 109,656
    Türkiye 107,537
    Philippines 105,912
    Poland 99,535
    Pakistan 98,180
    Australia 95,969
    Thailand 93,208
    Viet Nam 85,122
    Nigeria 79,667
    Ukraine 79,414
    Egypt 76,967
    Bangladesh 72,334
    Argentina 68,380
    The Netherlands 62,749
    Colombia 61,396
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 60,757
    South Africa 58,942
    Ethiopia 52,621
    Romania 47,350
    Myanmar 41,781
    Peru 39,103
    Belgium 37,487
    Algeria 35,326
    Morocco 32,872
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 32,135
    Hungary 32,090
    Portugal 31,702
    Venezuela 31,573
    Sweden 31,392
    Czechia 30,643
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 29,579
    Greece 29,139
    Kenya 28,377
    Chile 27,076
    Malaysia 26,758
    Tanzania, United Republic of 26,716
    Switzerland 26,334
    Austria 23,361
    Denmark 23,014
    Cuba 22,796
    Iraq 21,558
    Belarus 21,469
    Uganda 20,509
    Uzbekistan 19,865
    Kazakhstan 19,278
    Serbia 19,129
    Norway 18,572
    Finland 17,923
    New Zealand 17,595
    Sri Lanka 17,510
    Sudan 17,260
    Ecuador 16,998
    Mozambique 16,359
    Ghana 15,987
    Israel 15,692
    Bulgaria 15,297
    Slovakia 14,215
    Ireland 13,990
    Angola 13,923
    Saudi Arabia 13,368
    Croatia 13,202
    Afghanistan 13,036
    Madagascar 12,797
    Malawi 12,431
    Nepal 12,216
    Singapore 11,908
    Syrian Arab Republic 11,747
    Cameroon 11,578
    Côte d’Ivoire 11,557
    Zimbabwe 11,220
    Cambodia 10,624
    Guatemala 10,018
    Bolivia 9,887
    Mali 9,597
    Dominican Republic 9,436
    Yemen 9,312
    Tunisia 9,110
    Burkina Faso 8,982
    Zambia 8,863
    Azerbaijan 8,602
    Uruguay 8,238
    Senegal 7,571
    Lithuania 7,168
    Haiti 6,832
    Moldova 6,831
    Paraguay 6,817
    Papua New Guinea 6,801
    Niger 6,683
    Somalia 6,683
    Jordan 6,634
    Slovenia 6,564
    Costa Rica 6,517
    Lebanon 6,441
    Georgia 6,436
    Bosnia Herzegovina 6,424
    Puerto Rico 6,292
    Honduras 5,764
    Guinea 5,622
    El Salvador 5,594
    Latvia 5,550
    Nicaragua 4,646
    Burundi 4,627
    Chad 4,580
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 4,522
    Armenia 4,474
    Panama 4,197
    Libya 4,101
    Benin 4,028
    South Sudan 4,017
    Kyrgyzstan 3,895
    Estonia 3,836
    Rwanda 3,835
    Jamaica 3,787
    Turkmenistan 3,760
    Tajikistan 3,518
    Albania 3,432
    North Macedonia 3,304
    Mongolia 3,200
    Cyprus 3,128
    Togo 3,095
    United Arab Emirates 2,919
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 2,524
    Liberia 2,325
    Kuwait 2,227
    Mauritania 2,008
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,962
    Namibia 1,913
    Luxembourg 1,698
    Mauritius 1,619
    Central African Republic 1,615
    Oman 1,572
    Congo, Republic of 1,556
    Eritrea 1,553
    Botswana 1,376
    Malta 1,326
    Montenegro 1,324
    Lesotho 1,302
    France, La Réunion 1,245
    Gabon 1,133
    Sierra Leone 1,044
    Fiji 947
    France, Martinique 882
    Iceland 868
    France, Guadeloupe 811
    Eswatini 764
    Guinea-Bissau 742
    Bahrain 729
    Guyana 688
    The Republic of the Gambia 676
    Qatar 640
    Suriname 548
    Barbados 542
    Brunei Darussalam 529
    New Caledonia 518
    Equatorial Guinea 516
    Djibouti 494
    Bahamas 478
    Timor-Leste 455
    Solomon Islands 405
    French Polynesia 400
    Comoros 382
    Bhutan 282
    French Guyana 248
    Maldives 231
    Belize 221
    Cape Verde 221
    Samoa 209
    Guam 191
    Saint Lucia 183
    Vanuatu 145
    Sao Tome and Principe 67
  • Global cancer incidence in women excluding non-melanoma skin cancer

    Population: women Number
    Total 9,175,144
    China 2,265,141
    United States of America 902,133
    India 717,555
    Japan 418,892
    Russian Federation 321,850
    Brazil 293,536
    Germany 251,842
    Indonesia 216,727
    France (metropolitan) 200,635
    United Kingdom 199,955
    Italy 194,148
    Spain 114,674
    Canada 112,988
    Mexico 107,715
    Korea, Republic of 106,774
    Philippines 105,412
    Türkiye 104,557
    Pakistan 96,183
    Poland 95,977
    Thailand 91,741
    Viet Nam 84,443
    Nigeria 78,049
    Ukraine 76,785
    Egypt 76,120
    Bangladesh 71,885
    Australia 70,569
    Argentina 66,955
    Colombia 60,111
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 59,609
    The Netherlands 55,379
    South Africa 54,451
    Ethiopia 51,202
    Romania 45,612
    Myanmar 41,024
    Peru 37,675
    Algeria 34,745
    Belgium 33,811
    Morocco 32,632
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 31,957
    Portugal 30,448
    Hungary 30,059
    Venezuela 29,777
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 29,277
    Czechia 28,659
    Sweden 28,136
    Kenya 28,034
    Greece 27,982
    Malaysia 26,565
    Tanzania, United Republic of 26,180
    Chile 26,056
    Switzerland 21,965
    Iraq 21,379
    Cuba 21,147
    Austria 21,083
    Denmark 20,926
    Belarus 20,698
    Uganda 20,274
    Uzbekistan 19,685
    Serbia 18,534
    Kazakhstan 17,909
    Sri Lanka 17,338
    Norway 17,260
    Sudan 16,997
    Finland 16,803
    Ecuador 16,368
    Ghana 15,863
    Mozambique 15,862
    Israel 15,588
    Bulgaria 14,673
    Angola 13,734
    Slovakia 13,317
    Saudi Arabia 13,233
    New Zealand 12,785
    Afghanistan 12,766
    Croatia 12,555
    Ireland 12,477
    Madagascar 12,467
    Malawi 12,232
    Nepal 12,082
    Singapore 11,731
    Syrian Arab Republic 11,616
    Cameroon 11,435
    Côte d’Ivoire 11,410
    Zimbabwe 10,978
    Cambodia 10,497
    Guatemala 9,742
    Bolivia 9,480
    Mali 9,433
    Dominican Republic 9,294
    Yemen 9,207
    Tunisia 8,919
    Burkina Faso 8,810
    Zambia 8,742
    Azerbaijan 8,491
    Uruguay 7,745
    Senegal 7,421
    Lithuania 7,028
    Haiti 6,774
    Paraguay 6,670
    Jordan 6,563
    Somalia 6,545
    Niger 6,518
    Papua New Guinea 6,470
    Lebanon 6,322
    Slovenia 6,256
    Bosnia Herzegovina 6,190
    Georgia 6,188
    Moldova 6,048
    Puerto Rico 6,003
    Costa Rica 5,863
    Honduras 5,695
    Guinea 5,508
    El Salvador 5,482
    Latvia 5,328
    Nicaragua 4,596
    Chad 4,559
    Burundi 4,556
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 4,466
    Armenia 4,413
    Panama 4,081
    Libya 4,076
    Benin 3,966
    South Sudan 3,943
    Kyrgyzstan 3,756
    Jamaica 3,755
    Rwanda 3,735
    Estonia 3,726
    Turkmenistan 3,621
    Tajikistan 3,486
    Albania 3,306
    North Macedonia 3,224
    Mongolia 3,172
    Togo 3,007
    Cyprus 2,995
    United Arab Emirates 2,893
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 2,506
    Liberia 2,288
    Kuwait 2,219
    Mauritania 1,972
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,957
    Namibia 1,818
    Central African Republic 1,597
    Mauritius 1,576
    Oman 1,555
    Congo, Republic of 1,549
    Eritrea 1,520
    Luxembourg 1,473
    Botswana 1,329
    Malta 1,294
    Lesotho 1,270
    France, La Réunion 1,244
    Montenegro 1,228
    Gabon 1,116
    Sierra Leone 1,042
    Fiji 944
    France, Martinique 838
    Iceland 816
    France, Guadeloupe 771
    Eswatini 741
    Bahrain 727
    Guinea-Bissau 726
    Guyana 688
    The Republic of the Gambia 674
    Qatar 634
    Suriname 540
    Barbados 536
    Brunei Darussalam 519
    Equatorial Guinea 509
    New Caledonia 507
    Djibouti 485
    Bahamas 472
    Timor-Leste 451
    Solomon Islands 404
    French Polynesia 400
    Comoros 372
    Bhutan 280
    French Guyana 238
    Maldives 229
    Cape Verde 216
    Samoa 209
    Belize 206
    Guam 191
    Saint Lucia 183
    Vanuatu 145
    Sao Tome and Principe 67

Global cancer mortality: both sexes

The highest rate of cancer deaths for men and women combined was in Mongolia at 181.5 people per 100,000. When NMSC was excluded, Mongolia still had the highest rate at 181.3. The age-standardised rate was at least 130 per 100,000 in four countries:

  • Zimbabwe
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Global cancer mortality for both sexes including NMSC

    Population Number
    World 9 743 832
    China 2 574 176
    India 916 827
    United States of America 605 761
    Japan 426 278
    Russian Federation 311 729
    Brazil 278 835
    Germany 253 170
    Indonesia 242 988
    Italy 193 706
    France (metropolitan) 190 612
    United Kingdom 181 807
    Türkiye 129 672
    Viet Nam 120 184
    Poland 119 992
    Thailand 118 829
    Pakistan 118 631
    Bangladesh 116 598
    Spain 115 590
    Philippines 113 369
    Canada 100 465
    Korea, Republic of 97 615
    Mexico 96 210
    Egypt 95 275
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 87 247
    Ukraine 84 153
    Nigeria 79 542
    Argentina 70 251
    South Africa 64 547
    Colombia 56 719
    Romania 56 216
    Myanmar 54 841
    Ethiopia 54 698
    Australia 51 884
    The Netherlands 49 790
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 42 789
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 37 575
    Morocco 36 947
    Peru 35 934
    Algeria 35 778
    Portugal 33 762
    Hungary 32 482
    Greece 32 385
    Venezuela 31 737
    Malaysia 31 633
    Chile 31 440
    Tanzania, United Republic of 29 743
    Kenya 29 317
    Belgium 29 005
    Czechia 28 071
    Cuba 27 724
    Sweden 25 569
    Uganda 24 629
    Serbia 23 881
    Belarus 22 644
    Austria 22 381
    Uzbekistan 22 071
    Iraq 21 536
    Kazakhstan 20 686
    Switzerland 19 420
    Sri Lanka 19 145
    Mozambique 19 020
    Bulgaria 18 794
    Sudan 18 504
    Ghana 17 944
    Denmark 17 204
    Afghanistan 16 923
    Ecuador 16 158
    Angola 15 541
    Slovakia 15 166
    Nepal 14 704
    Madagascar 14 270
    Côte d’Ivoire 14 143
    Malawi 13 979
    Croatia 13 854
    Syrian Arab Republic 13 848
    Cambodia 13 799
    Finland 13 445
    Saudi Arabia 13 399
    Norway 13 393
    Singapore 13 277
    Israel 12 855
    Cameroon 12 798
    Tunisia 12 580
    Yemen 11 854
    Dominican Republic 11 744
    Zimbabwe 11 739
    Azerbaijan 11 314
    New Zealand 11 301
    Bolivia 11 015
    Burkina Faso 10 998
    Mali 10 678
    Ireland 10 438
    Guatemala 10 369
    Zambia 9 770
    Haiti 9 014
    Uruguay 8 980
    Niger 8 806
    Bosnia Herzegovina 8 590
    Georgia 8 459
    Lithuania 8 349
    Moldova 8 148
    Senegal 8 134
    Somalia 8 038
    Lebanon 7 307
    Chad 7 257
    Papua New Guinea 7 200
    Honduras 7 011
    Slovenia 6 898
    Paraguay 6 581
    Jordan 6 458
    Guinea 6 363
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6 215
    Costa Rica 6 072
    Latvia 5 872
    Armenia 5 861
    Puerto Rico 5 796
    Burundi 5 760
    Libya 5 316
    El Salvador 5 292
    South Sudan 5 081
    Benin 5 069
    Albania 4 955
    Mongolia 4 929
    Rwanda 4 887
    Nicaragua 4 822
    Kyrgyzstan 4 672
    Jamaica 4 632
    Turkmenistan 4 456
    North Macedonia 4 364
    Tajikistan 4 225
    Estonia 4 086
    Panama 3 770
    Togo 3 605
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 3 011
    Cyprus 2 837
    Liberia 2 730
    United Arab Emirates 2 283
    Oman 2 261
    Mauritania 2 234
    Trinidad and Tobago 2 221
    Central African Republic 2 023
    Kuwait 1 968
    Namibia 1 940
    Congo, Republic of 1 732
    Eritrea 1 724
    France, La Réunion 1 580
    Montenegro 1 535
    Mauritius 1 469
    Lesotho 1 411
    Sierra Leone 1 334
    Botswana 1 277
    Gabon 1 094
    Luxembourg 1 093
    Malta 1 036
    France, Guadeloupe 952
    The Republic of the Gambia 899
    France, Martinique 886
    Fiji 865
    Guinea-Bissau 849
    Qatar 782
    Barbados 738
    Eswatini 697
    Iceland 669
    Suriname 626
    Guyana 612
    Bahrain 607
    Equatorial Guinea 589
    Djibouti 572
    Bahamas 552
    Timor-Leste 517
    French Polynesia 481
    Bhutan 480
    New Caledonia 467
    Brunei Darussalam 464
    Comoros 418
    Solomon Islands 365
    Cape Verde 285
    Guam 267
    Maldives 241
    French Guyana 233
    Saint Lucia 223
    Belize 211
    Samoa 208
    Vanuatu 151
    Sao Tome and Principe 90
  • Global cancer mortality for both sexes excluding NMSC

    Label Number
    Total 9 674 416
    China 2,560,612
    India 911,793
    United States of America 600,970
    Japan 425,025
    Russian Federation 310,160
    Brazil 275,762
    Germany 251,875
    Indonesia 240,537
    Italy 192,227
    France (metropolitan) 189,466
    United Kingdom 180,294
    Türkiye 129,099
    Viet Nam 119,694
    Poland 118,982
    Thailand 117,760
    Pakistan 116,294
    Bangladesh 116,062
    Spain 114,808
    Philippines 112,831
    Canada 99,555
    Korea, Republic of 97,268
    Mexico 95,165
    Egypt 94,069
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 86,711
    Ukraine 83,582
    Nigeria 78,311
    Argentina 69,824
    South Africa 63,646
    Colombia 56,048
    Romania 55,627
    Myanmar 54,218
    Ethiopia 53,461
    Australia 51,126
    The Netherlands 49,653
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 42,644
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 37,318
    Morocco 36,754
    Peru 35,550
    Algeria 35,347
    Portugal 33,503
    Hungary 32,245
    Greece 32,223
    Malaysia 31,420
    Chile 31,154
    Venezuela 31,072
    Tanzania, United Republic of 29,467
    Kenya 29,091
    Belgium 28,875
    Czechia 27,882
    Cuba 27,304
    Sweden 25,461
    Uganda 24,440
    Serbia 23,646
    Belarus 22,529
    Austria 22,206
    Uzbekistan 21,928
    Iraq 21,428
    Kazakhstan 20,534
    Switzerland 19,266
    Sri Lanka 18,992
    Mozambique 18,723
    Bulgaria 18,623
    Sudan 18,216
    Ghana 17,838
    Denmark 17,111
    Afghanistan 16,712
    Ecuador 15,903
    Angola 15,446
    Slovakia 15,043
    Nepal 14,600
    Côte d’Ivoire 14,043
    Madagascar 14,034
    Malawi 13,802
    Croatia 13,737
    Cambodia 13,682
    Syrian Arab Republic 13,647
    Finland 13,389
    Norway 13,323
    Saudi Arabia 13,312
    Singapore 13,248
    Israel 12,715
    Cameroon 12,686
    Tunisia 12,450
    Yemen 11,726
    Dominican Republic 11,653
    Zimbabwe 11,599
    Azerbaijan 11,226
    New Zealand 11,111
    Bolivia 10,908
    Burkina Faso 10,903
    Mali 10,541
    Ireland 10,310
    Guatemala 10,207
    Zambia 9,694
    Haiti 8,972
    Uruguay 8,933
    Niger 8,628
    Bosnia Herzegovina 8,512
    Lithuania 8,294
    Georgia 8,238
    Moldova 8,099
    Senegal 8,025
    Somalia 7,886
    Chad 7,248
    Lebanon 7,178
    Honduras 6,965
    Papua New Guinea 6,933
    Slovenia 6,836
    Paraguay 6,497
    Jordan 6,412
    Guinea 6,271
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6,176
    Costa Rica 5,994
    Armenia 5,824
    Latvia 5,808
    Puerto Rico 5,746
    Burundi 5,707
    Libya 5,291
    El Salvador 5,239
    Benin 5,018
    South Sudan 5,010
    Mongolia 4,923
    Albania 4,900
    Rwanda 4,833
    Nicaragua 4,782
    Jamaica 4,623
    Kyrgyzstan 4,622
    Turkmenistan 4,420
    North Macedonia 4,312
    Tajikistan 4,203
    Estonia 4,049
    Panama 3,740
    Togo 3,527
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 2,995
    Cyprus 2,806
    Liberia 2,699
    United Arab Emirates 2,264
    Oman 2,249
    Trinidad and Tobago 2,216
    Mauritania 2,207
    Central African Republic 2,003
    Kuwait 1,967
    Namibia 1,873
    Congo, Republic of 1,729
    Eritrea 1,697
    France, La Réunion 1,579
    Montenegro 1,521
    Mauritius 1,469
    Lesotho 1,389
    Sierra Leone 1,334
    Botswana 1,258
    Luxembourg 1,089
    Gabon 1,088
    Malta 1,033
    France, Guadeloupe 951
    The Republic of the Gambia 899
    France, Martinique 885
    Fiji 863
    Guinea-Bissau 838
    Qatar 781
    Barbados 737
    Eswatini 686
    Iceland 669
    Suriname 626
    Guyana 612
    Bahrain 607
    Equatorial Guinea 583
    Djibouti 564
    Bahamas 552
    Timor-Leste 517
    French Polynesia 481
    Bhutan 478
    New Caledonia 466
    Brunei Darussalam 464
    Comoros 416
    Solomon Islands 365
    Cape Verde 285
    Guam 267
    Maldives 241
    French Guyana 233
    Saint Lucia 223
    Belize 211
    Samoa 208
    Vanuatu 151
    Sao Tome and Principe 90

Cancer mortality in men

The highest rate of death from cancer in men was in Mongolia at 227.5 per 100,000. When NMSC was excluded, Mongolia still had the highest rate at 227.3. The age-standardised rate was at least 180 per 100,000 in three countries:

  • Belarus
  • Hungary
  • Lithuania
  • Global cancer mortality for men including NMSC

    Population: men Number
    World 5 427 827
    China 1 629 288
    India 470 055
    United States of America 320 641
    Japan 240 823
    Russian Federation 164 172
    Brazil 146 702
    Germany 137 826
    Indonesia 128 740
    France (metropolitan) 106 921
    Italy 103 859
    United Kingdom 97 129
    Türkiye 82 446
    Viet Nam 71 385
    Spain 69 442
    Bangladesh 68 591
    Poland 65 742
    Thailand 65 100
    Korea, Republic of 61 059
    Pakistan 58 934
    Philippines 56 863
    Canada 52 714
    Egypt 51 692
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 50 713
    Ukraine 47 415
    Mexico 46 415
    Argentina 36 588
    Nigeria 32 905
    Romania 32 830
    South Africa 30 653
    Australia 29 368
    Colombia 27 816
    Myanmar 27 518
    The Netherlands 27 172
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 22 385
    Morocco 21 155
    Ethiopia 19 731
    Portugal 19 510
    Greece 19 120
    Algeria 18 809
    Hungary 17 355
    Malaysia 16 980
    Chile 16 897
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 16 827
    Peru 16 790
    Venezuela 16 346
    Belgium 16 045
    Cuba 15 854
    Czechia 15 488
    Serbia 13 570
    Belarus 13 564
    Sweden 13 208
    Tanzania, United Republic of 12 796
    Austria 12 167
    Kazakhstan 11 365
    Kenya 11 314
    Bulgaria 10 763
    Uzbekistan 10 743
    Uganda 10 708
    Switzerland 10 592
    Iraq 10 403
    Sri Lanka 9 820
    Denmark 9 124
    Slovakia 8 393
    Afghanistan 8 362
    Croatia 8 129
    Ghana 8 088
    Saudi Arabia 8 050
    Sudan 8 001
    Tunisia 7 761
    Singapore 7 659
    Ecuador 7 658
    Mozambique 7 391
    Finland 7 272
    Syrian Arab Republic 7 217
    Cambodia 7 150
    Angola 6 998
    Nepal 6 936
    Norway 6 855
    Côte d’Ivoire 6 684
    Azerbaijan 6 601
    Israel 6 500
    Dominican Republic 6 176
    New Zealand 6 065
    Madagascar 6 048
    Yemen 5 515
    Ireland 5 463
    Cameroon 5 312
    Malawi 5 231
    Bosnia Herzegovina 5 051
    Bolivia 4 958
    Uruguay 4 920
    Moldova 4 847
    Lithuania 4 639
    Georgia 4 636
    Haiti 4 595
    Guatemala 4 544
    Zimbabwe 4 376
    Burkina Faso 4 344
    Mali 4 209
    Zambia 4 121
    Niger 4 048
    Lebanon 3 950
    Chad 3 937
    Slovenia 3 876
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 3 544
    Paraguay 3 532
    Jordan 3 453
    Honduras 3 364
    Papua New Guinea 3 274
    Costa Rica 3 246
    Armenia 3 244
    Puerto Rico 3 212
    Latvia 3 160
    Senegal 3 111
    Somalia 3 104
    Albania 3 049
    Libya 2 920
    Mongolia 2 719
    North Macedonia 2 607
    Benin 2 470
    Kyrgyzstan 2 454
    Guinea 2 432
    Burundi 2 431
    Jamaica 2 423
    Rwanda 2 324
    Nicaragua 2 306
    El Salvador 2 290
    Estonia 2 201
    Turkmenistan 2 183
    Tajikistan 2 149
    South Sudan 2 143
    Panama 1 963
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 1 676
    Togo 1 623
    Cyprus 1 574
    Oman 1 510
    United Arab Emirates 1 283
    Trinidad and Tobago 1 169
    Liberia 1 137
    Kuwait 1 098
    France, La Réunion 955
    Mauritania 908
    Namibia 897
    Montenegro 847
    Central African Republic 821
    Congo, Republic of 815
    Mauritius 715
    Eritrea 652
    Sierra Leone 633
    Luxembourg 576
    Malta 570
    Botswana 552
    France, Guadeloupe 533
    Qatar 527
    Lesotho 507
    Gabon 480
    France, Martinique 459
    The Republic of the Gambia 440
    Barbados 381
    Iceland 349
    Suriname 340
    Fiji 324
    Guinea-Bissau 323
    Bahrain 312
    French Polynesia 296
    Bhutan 280
    Equatorial Guinea 279
    New Caledonia 273
    Guyana 271
    Bahamas 266
    Timor-Leste 262
    Djibouti 237
    Eswatini 231
    Brunei Darussalam 229
    Comoros 167
    Solomon Islands 166
    Guam 153
    Maldives 150
    Cape Verde 149
    French Guyana 138
    Saint Lucia 132
    Samoa 111
    Belize 106
    Vanuatu 77
    Sao Tome and Principe 48
  • Global cancer mortality for men excluding NMSC

    Population: men Number
    Total 5 390 596
    China 1,622,045
    India 466,780
    United States of America 317,177
    Japan 240,225
    Russian Federation 163,399
    Brazil 144,948
    Germany 137,070
    Indonesia 127,403
    France (metropolitan) 106,262
    Italy 103,029
    United Kingdom 96,123
    Türkiye 82,146
    Viet Nam 71,141
    Spain 68,969
    Bangladesh 68,216
    Poland 65,245
    Thailand 64,523
    Korea, Republic of 60,927
    Pakistan 57,456
    Philippines 56,557
    Canada 52,127
    Egypt 50,988
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 50,367
    Ukraine 47,126
    Mexico 45,831
    Argentina 36,312
    Romania 32,475
    Nigeria 32,271
    South Africa 30,098
    Australia 28,848
    Colombia 27,440
    Myanmar 27,200
    The Netherlands 27,087
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 22,321
    Morocco 21,056
    Portugal 19,382
    Ethiopia 19,200
    Greece 19,020
    Algeria 18,543
    Hungary 17,237
    Malaysia 16,845
    Chile 16,727
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 16,700
    Peru 16,590
    Belgium 15,974
    Venezuela 15,964
    Cuba 15,592
    Czechia 15,370
    Belarus 13,508
    Serbia 13,436
    Sweden 13,139
    Tanzania, United Republic of 12,702
    Austria 12,069
    Kazakhstan 11,287
    Kenya 11,212
    Uzbekistan 10,669
    Bulgaria 10,659
    Uganda 10,619
    Switzerland 10,504
    Iraq 10,335
    Sri Lanka 9,724
    Denmark 9,064
    Slovakia 8,339
    Afghanistan 8,258
    Croatia 8,079
    Ghana 8,022
    Saudi Arabia 7,992
    Sudan 7,839
    Tunisia 7,680
    Singapore 7,643
    Ecuador 7,537
    Mozambique 7,244
    Finland 7,238
    Cambodia 7,085
    Syrian Arab Republic 7,077
    Angola 6,936
    Nepal 6,881
    Norway 6,826
    Côte d’Ivoire 6,627
    Azerbaijan 6,541
    Israel 6,434
    Dominican Republic 6,131
    New Zealand 5,939
    Madagascar 5,937
    Yemen 5,419
    Ireland 5,384
    Cameroon 5,253
    Malawi 5,148
    Bosnia Herzegovina 5,008
    Bolivia 4,904
    Uruguay 4,888
    Moldova 4,820
    Lithuania 4,615
    Haiti 4,576
    Georgia 4,511
    Guatemala 4,465
    Burkina Faso 4,327
    Zimbabwe 4,320
    Mali 4,147
    Zambia 4,077
    Niger 3,958
    Chad 3,932
    Lebanon 3,861
    Slovenia 3,844
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 3,525
    Paraguay 3,487
    Jordan 3,425
    Honduras 3,334
    Armenia 3,227
    Costa Rica 3,194
    Puerto Rico 3,179
    Latvia 3,130
    Papua New Guinea 3,127
    Senegal 3,063
    Somalia 3,032
    Albania 3,014
    Libya 2,903
    Mongolia 2,717
    North Macedonia 2,571
    Benin 2,444
    Kyrgyzstan 2,431
    Jamaica 2,417
    Burundi 2,409
    Guinea 2,387
    Rwanda 2,304
    Nicaragua 2,278
    El Salvador 2,268
    Estonia 2,187
    Turkmenistan 2,163
    Tajikistan 2,135
    South Sudan 2,109
    Panama 1,947
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 1,663
    Togo 1,583
    Cyprus 1,550
    Oman 1,501
    United Arab Emirates 1,268
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,166
    Liberia 1,122
    Kuwait 1,097
    France, La Réunion 955
    Mauritania 896
    Namibia 856
    Montenegro 840
    Congo, Republic of 814
    Central African Republic 811
    Mauritius 715
    Eritrea 641
    Sierra Leone 633
    Luxembourg 573
    Malta 568
    Botswana 542
    France, Guadeloupe 533
    Qatar 526
    Lesotho 496
    Gabon 477
    France, Martinique 459
    The Republic of the Gambia 440
    Barbados 381
    Iceland 349
    Suriname 340
    Fiji 323
    Guinea-Bissau 318
    Bahrain 312
    French Polynesia 296
    Bhutan 278
    Equatorial Guinea 275
    New Caledonia 272
    Guyana 271
    Bahamas 266
    Timor-Leste 262
    Djibouti 233
    Brunei Darussalam 229
    Eswatini 226
    Solomon Islands 166
    Comoros 165
    Guam 153
    Maldives 150
    Cape Verde 149
    French Guyana 138
    Saint Lucia 132
    Samoa 111
    Belize 106
    Vanuatu 77
    Sao Tome and Principe 48

Cancer mortality in women

The highest rate of death from cancer in women was in Zimbabwe at 150.9 per 100,000. When NMSC was excluded, Zimbabwe still had the highest rate at 149. The age-standardised rate was at least 120 per 100,000 in three countries:

  • Mongolia
  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Global cancer mortality for women including NMSC

    Population: women Number
    World 4,313,548
    China 944,888
    India 446,772
    United States of America 285,120
    Japan 185,455
    Russian Federation 147,557
    Brazil 132,133
    Germany 115,344
    Indonesia 114,248
    Italy 89,847
    United Kingdom 84,678
    France (metropolitan) 83,691
    Pakistan 59,697
    Philippines 56,506
    Poland 54,250
    Thailand 53,729
    Mexico 49,795
    Viet Nam 48,799
    Bangladesh 48,007
    Canada 47,751
    Türkiye 47,226
    Nigeria 46,637
    Spain 46,148
    Egypt 43,583
    Ukraine 36,738
    Korea, Republic of 36,556
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 36,534
    Ethiopia 34,967
    South Africa 33,894
    Argentina 33,663
    Colombia 28,903
    Myanmar 27,323
    Romania 23,386
    The Netherlands 22,618
    Australia 22,516
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 20,748
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 20,404
    Peru 19,144
    Kenya 18,003
    Algeria 16,969
    Tanzania, United Republic of 16,947
    Morocco 15,792
    Venezuela 15,391
    Hungary 15,127
    Malaysia 14,653
    Chile 14,543
    Portugal 14,252
    Uganda 13,921
    Greece 13,265
    Belgium 12,960
    Czechia 12,583
    Sweden 12,361
    Cuba 11,870
    Mozambique 11,629
    Uzbekistan 11,328
    Iraq 11,133
    Sudan 10,503
    Serbia 10,311
    Austria 10,214
    Ghana 9,856
    Sri Lanka 9,325
    Kazakhstan 9,321
    Belarus 9,080
    Switzerland 8,828
    Malawi 8,748
    Afghanistan 8,561
    Angola 8,543
    Ecuador 8,500
    Madagascar 8,222
    Denmark 8,080
    Bulgaria 8,031
    Nepal 7,768
    Cameroon 7,486
    Côte d’Ivoire 7,459
    Zimbabwe 7,363
    Slovakia 6,773
    Burkina Faso 6,654
    Cambodia 6,649
    Syrian Arab Republic 6,631
    Norway 6,538
    Mali 6,469
    Israel 6,355
    Yemen 6,339
    Finland 6,173
    Bolivia 6,057
    Guatemala 5,825
    Croatia 5,725
    Zambia 5,649
    Singapore 5,618
    Dominican Republic 5,568
    Saudi Arabia 5,349
    New Zealand 5,236
    Senegal 5,023
    Ireland 4,975
    Somalia 4,934
    Tunisia 4,819
    Niger 4,758
    Azerbaijan 4,713
    Haiti 4,419
    Uruguay 4,060
    Guinea 3,931
    Papua New Guinea 3,926
    Georgia 3,823
    Lithuania 3,710
    Honduras 3,647
    Bosnia Herzegovina 3,539
    Lebanon 3,357
    Burundi 3,329
    Chad 3,320
    Moldova 3,301
    Paraguay 3,049
    Slovenia 3,022
    Jordan 3,005
    El Salvador 3,002
    South Sudan 2,938
    Costa Rica 2,826
    Latvia 2,712
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2,671
    Armenia 2,617
    Benin 2,599
    Puerto Rico 2,584
    Rwanda 2,563
    Nicaragua 2,516
    Libya 2,396
    Turkmenistan 2,273
    Kyrgyzstan 2,218
    Mongolia 2,210
    Jamaica 2,209
    Tajikistan 2,076
    Togo 1,982
    Albania 1,906
    Estonia 1,885
    Panama 1,807
    North Macedonia 1,757
    Liberia 1,593
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 1,335
    Mauritania 1,326
    Cyprus 1,263
    Central African Republic 1,202
    Eritrea 1,072
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,052
    Namibia 1,043
    United Arab Emirates 1,000
    Congo, Republic of 917
    Lesotho 904
    Kuwait 870
    Mauritius 754
    Oman 751
    Botswana 725
    Sierra Leone 701
    Montenegro 688
    France, La Réunion 625
    Gabon 614
    Fiji 541
    Guinea-Bissau 526
    Luxembourg 517
    Eswatini 466
    Malta 466
    The Republic of the Gambia 459
    France, Martinique 427
    France, Guadeloupe 419
    Barbados 357
    Guyana 341
    Djibouti 335
    Iceland 320
    Equatorial Guinea 310
    Bahrain 295
    Bahamas 286
    Suriname 286
    Qatar 255
    Timor-Leste 255
    Comoros 251
    Brunei Darussalam 235
    Bhutan 200
    Solomon Islands 199
    New Caledonia 194
    French Polynesia 185
    Cape Verde 136
    Guam 114
    Belize 105
    Samoa 97
    French Guyana 95
    Saint Lucia 91
    Maldives 91
    Vanuatu 74
    Sao Tome and Principe 42
  • Global cancer mortality for women excluding NMSC

    Population: women Number
    Total 4 283 820
    China 938,567
    India 445,013
    United States of America 283,793
    Japan 184,800
    Russian Federation 146,761
    Brazil 130,814
    Germany 114,805
    Indonesia 113,134
    Italy 89,198
    United Kingdom 84,171
    France (metropolitan) 83,204
    Pakistan 58,838
    Philippines 56,274
    Poland 53,737
    Thailand 53,237
    Mexico 49,334
    Viet Nam 48,553
    Bangladesh 47,846
    Canada 47,428
    Türkiye 46,953
    Nigeria 46,040
    Spain 45,839
    Egypt 43,081
    Ukraine 36,456
    Iran, Islamic Republic of 36,344
    Korea, Republic of 36,341
    Ethiopia 34,261
    South Africa 33,548
    Argentina 33,512
    Colombia 28,608
    Myanmar 27,018
    Romania 23,152
    The Netherlands 22,566
    Australia 22,278
    Congo, Democratic People Republic of 20,618
    Korea, Democratic People Republic of 20,323
    Peru 18,960
    Kenya 17,879
    Algeria 16,804
    Tanzania, United Republic of 16,765
    Morocco 15,698
    Venezuela 15,108
    Hungary 15,008
    Malaysia 14,575
    Chile 14,427
    Portugal 14,121
    Uganda 13,821
    Greece 13,203
    Belgium 12,901
    Czechia 12,512
    Sweden 12,322
    Cuba 11,712
    Mozambique 11,479
    Uzbekistan 11,259
    Iraq 11,093
    Sudan 10,377
    Serbia 10,210
    Austria 10,137
    Ghana 9,816
    Sri Lanka 9,268
    Kazakhstan 9,247
    Belarus 9,021
    Switzerland 8,762
    Malawi 8,654
    Angola 8,510
    Afghanistan 8,454
    Ecuador 8,366
    Madagascar 8,097
    Denmark 8,047
    Bulgaria 7,964
    Nepal 7,719
    Cameroon 7,433
    Côte d’Ivoire 7,416
    Zimbabwe 7,279
    Slovakia 6,704
    Cambodia 6,597
    Burkina Faso 6,576
    Syrian Arab Republic 6,570
    Norway 6,497
    Mali 6,394
    Yemen 6,307
    Israel 6,281
    Finland 6,151
    Bolivia 6,004
    Guatemala 5,742
    Croatia 5,658
    Zambia 5,617
    Singapore 5,605
    Dominican Republic 5,522
    Saudi Arabia 5,320
    New Zealand 5,172
    Senegal 4,962
    Ireland 4,926
    Somalia 4,854
    Tunisia 4,770
    Azerbaijan 4,685
    Niger 4,670
    Haiti 4,396
    Uruguay 4,045
    Guinea 3,884
    Papua New Guinea 3,806
    Georgia 3,727
    Lithuania 3,679
    Honduras 3,631
    Bosnia Herzegovina 3,504
    Lebanon 3,317
    Chad 3,316
    Burundi 3,298
    Moldova 3,279
    Paraguay 3,010
    Slovenia 2,992
    Jordan 2,987
    El Salvador 2,971
    South Sudan 2,901
    Costa Rica 2,800
    Latvia 2,678
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2,651
    Armenia 2,597
    Benin 2,574
    Puerto Rico 2,567
    Rwanda 2,529
    Nicaragua 2,504
    Libya 2,388
    Turkmenistan 2,257
    Mongolia 2,206
    Jamaica 2,206
    Kyrgyzstan 2,191
    Tajikistan 2,068
    Togo 1,944
    Albania 1,886
    Estonia 1,862
    Panama 1,793
    North Macedonia 1,741
    Liberia 1,577
    Gaza Strip and West Bank 1,332
    Mauritania 1,311
    Cyprus 1,256
    Central African Republic 1,192
    Eritrea 1,056
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,050
    Namibia 1,017
    United Arab Emirates 996
    Congo, Republic of 915
    Lesotho 893
    Kuwait 870
    Mauritius 754
    Oman 748
    Botswana 716
    Sierra Leone 701
    Montenegro 681
    France, La Réunion 624
    Gabon 611
    Fiji 540
    Guinea-Bissau 520
    Luxembourg 516
    Malta 465
    Eswatini 460
    The Republic of the Gambia 459
    France, Martinique 426
    France, Guadeloupe 418
    Barbados 356
    Guyana 341
    Djibouti 331
    Iceland 320
    Equatorial Guinea 308
    Bahrain 295
    Bahamas 286
    Suriname 286
    Qatar 255
    Timor-Leste 255
    Comoros 251
    Brunei Darussalam 235
    Bhutan 200
    Solomon Islands 199
    New Caledonia 194
    French Polynesia 185
    Cape Verde 136
    Guam 114
    Belize 105
    Samoa 97
    French Guyana 95
    Saint Lucia 91
    Maldives 91
    Vanuatu 74
    Sao Tome and Principe 42