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Cancer Rates by Country

China has the highest Total Cancer Cases in 2022 (4,824,703), followed by United States (2,380,189) and India (1,413,316). Sao Tome and Principe has the lowest (144).

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Total Cancer Cases, 2022

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 183 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
16,413
Middle half 4K – 59.1K
Average
108,975
183 countries
Lowest (best)
144
Sao Tome and Principe
Highest (worst)
4,824,703
China

Biggest changes · 2020 → 2022

174 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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183 countries · # = rank by Total Cancer Cases
#
1Sao Tome and Principe1446777
2Vanuatu250145105
3Samoa400209191
4Belize409221188
5Guam412191221
6Cape Verde435221214
7Saint Lucia448183265
8Maldives479231248
9Comoros619382237
10Bhutan638282356
11Solomon Islands684405279
12Djibouti805494311
13Timor-Leste828455373
14French Polynesia877400477
15Brunei925529396
16Equatorial Guinea926516410
17Bahamas955478477
18Eswatini1,108764344
19Suriname1,119548571
20Barbados1,120542578
21New Caledonia1,149518631
22Guinea-Bissau1,170742428
23Gambia1,196676520
24Guyana1,225688537
25Bahrain1,383729654
26Fiji1,601947654
27Qatar1,7336401,093
28Iceland1,777868909
29Gabon1,8751,133742
30Sierra Leone1,9181,044874
31Lesotho2,0271,302725
32Martinique2,0578821,175
33Guadeloupe2,1238111,312
34Botswana2,3171,376941
35Eritrea2,4631,553910
36Central African Republic2,6901,6151,075
37Republic of the Congo2,7271,5561,171
38Montenegro2,7391,3241,415
39Malta2,8551,3261,529
40Mauritius2,8881,6191,269
41Reunion3,0151,2451,770
42Mauritania3,2742,0081,266
43Luxembourg3,4401,6981,742
44Namibia3,4531,9131,540
45Liberia3,8732,3251,548
46Trinidad and Tobago3,9311,9621,969
47Oman4,0451,5722,473
48Kuwait4,3472,2272,120
49Palestine5,0302,5242,506
50Togo5,4913,0952,396
51United Arab Emirates5,5262,9192,607
52Cyprus6,1983,1283,070
53Tajikistan6,4673,5182,949
54Mongolia6,6993,2003,499
55Turkmenistan6,8073,7603,047
56South Sudan6,8744,0172,857
57Rwanda7,1223,8353,287
58Kyrgyzstan7,2663,8953,371
59Benin7,4964,0283,468
60Jamaica7,5003,7873,713
61North Macedonia7,5633,3044,259
62Burundi7,9974,6273,370
63Albania8,0193,4324,587
64Estonia8,0503,8364,214
65Libya8,1714,1014,070
66Panama8,3534,1974,156
67Nicaragua8,4094,6463,763
68Guinea8,7775,6223,155
69Laos9,1014,5224,579
70Armenia9,5204,4745,046
71El Salvador9,7995,5944,205
72Somalia10,6816,6833,998
73Honduras10,8155,7645,051
74Chad11,2765,1366,140
75Latvia11,4585,5505,908
76Niger11,5936,6834,910
77Senegal11,8417,5714,270
78Papua New Guinea12,1906,8015,389
79Burkina Faso12,2507,8474,403
80Jordan12,3286,6345,694
81Lebanon13,0346,4416,593
82Costa Rica13,3256,5176,808
83Georgia13,6896,4367,253
84Puerto Rico13,7786,2927,486
85Paraguay13,7836,8176,966
86Haiti13,8606,8327,028
87Angola14,3598,0936,266
88Slovenia14,4026,5647,838
89Moldova14,8166,8317,985
90Mali15,1519,5975,554
91Zambia15,2968,8636,433
92Lithuania16,4137,1689,245
93Yemen16,5259,3127,213
94Uruguay16,8178,2388,579
95Bolivia17,5799,8877,692
96Zimbabwe17,72511,2206,505
97Guatemala17,80110,0187,783
98Azerbaijan18,5038,6029,901
99Cameroon19,56411,5787,986
100Cambodia19,79510,6249,171
101Malawi19,84612,4317,415
102Dominican Republic20,1719,43610,735
103Tunisia20,5519,11011,441
104Madagascar21,29712,7978,500
105Ivory Coast21,35211,5579,795
106Syria21,92611,74710,179
107Nepal22,00812,2169,792
108Afghanistan24,27513,03611,239
109Singapore25,25011,90813,342
110Mozambique26,57816,35910,219
111Ghana27,38515,98711,398
112Saudi Arabia28,11313,36814,745
113Sudan28,58617,26011,326
114Croatia28,80913,20215,607
115Israel30,43815,69214,746
116Ecuador30,88816,99813,890
117Slovakia30,91314,21516,698
118Ireland31,24213,99017,252
119Bulgaria32,81215,29717,515
120Sri Lanka33,24317,51015,733
121Uzbekistan35,90019,86516,035
122Uganda35,96820,50915,459
123Kazakhstan36,22519,27816,947
124Iraq37,38221,55815,824
125Finland37,66017,92319,737
126New Zealand38,15717,59520,562
127Norway40,30518,57221,733
128Serbia42,03919,12922,910
129Kenya44,72628,37716,349
130Tanzania44,93126,71618,215
131Belarus46,40221,46924,933
132Denmark48,84023,01425,826
133Cuba49,68822,79626,892
134Austria50,68223,36127,321
135Malaysia51,65026,75824,892
136DR Congo52,61229,57923,033
137Switzerland58,33026,33431,996
138Chile59,87627,07632,800
139North Korea61,53332,13529,398
140Venezuela62,94731,57331,374
141Morocco63,60932,87230,737
142Algeria64,71335,32629,387
143Czechia65,67630,64335,033
144Greece65,70329,13936,564
145Hungary66,34032,09034,250
146Sweden69,26131,39237,869
147Portugal69,56731,70237,865
148Peru72,82739,10333,724
149Myanmar77,60341,78135,822
150Ethiopia80,33452,62127,713
151Belgium81,13237,48743,645
152Romania104,66147,35057,311
153South Africa111,32158,94252,379
154Colombia117,62061,39656,224
155Nigeria127,76379,66748,096
156Netherlands132,31962,74969,570
157Argentina133,42068,38065,040
158Iran137,19860,75776,441
159Egypt150,57876,96773,611
160Ukraine155,23979,41475,825
161Bangladesh167,25672,33494,922
162Vietnam180,48085,12295,358
163Thailand183,54193,20890,333
164Pakistan185,74898,18087,568
165Philippines188,976105,91283,064
166Mexico207,154111,20095,954
167Poland208,90099,535109,365
168Australia212,33295,969116,363
169South Korea237,701109,656128,045
170Turkey240,013107,537132,476
171Spain278,729120,319158,410
172Canada292,098138,438153,660
173Indonesia408,661220,266188,395
174Italy436,242204,092232,150
175United Kingdom454,954212,709242,245
176France483,568220,229263,339
177Germany605,805282,260323,545
178Brazil627,193307,482319,711
179Russia635,560334,064301,496
180Japan1,005,157424,622580,535
181India1,413,316722,138691,178
182United States2,380,1891,096,2911,283,898
183China4,824,7032,290,7972,533,906

What correlates with Total Cancer Cases (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,409 other country metrics sharing at least 110 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Cancer Cases tend to score higher on these

  1. Total Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 123
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  2. Composite Index x100kComposite Index of National Capability by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 171
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  3. Composite IndexComposite Index of National Capability by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 169
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  4. Colon Cancer CasesColon Cancer Rate by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 177
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  5. Total Plastic ConsumptionPlastic Pollution by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 179
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  6. Wind Power GenerationWind Power by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 166
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Cancer Cases tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 179
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  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 142
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  3. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 111
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  4. LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 176
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  5. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 175
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  6. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 112
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Cancer Cases?
China has the highest Total Cancer Cases in 2022, at 4,824,703, followed by United States (2,380,189) and India (1,413,316).
Which country has the lowest Total Cancer Cases?
Sao Tome and Principe has the lowest Total Cancer Cases in 2022, at 144.
What is the median Total Cancer Cases across countries?
The median is 16,413 across the 183 countries with data in 2022.
Where does the Cancer Rates by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Incidence, Both sexes, in 2022 - Cancer Today; Incidence, Males, in 2022 - Cancer Today; Incidence, Females, in 2022 - Cancer Today; Mortality, Both sexes, in 2022 - Cancer Today.

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