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Cancer Survival Rates by Country

South Korea has the highest Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr in 2014 (68.9%), followed by Japan (60.3%) and Jordan (55.7%). Iran has the lowest (5.7%).

Health66 countries · 4 metricsUpdated May 1, 2025Original page
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Year 201461 of 235 countries
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Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr, 2014

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 61 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
27.0%
Middle half 21.1% – 32.3%
Average
28.3%
61 countries
Lowest (best)
5.7%
Iran
Highest (worst)
68.9%
South Korea

Data

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66 countries · # = rank by Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr
#
1Iran5.7%———
2India8.9%3.7%66.1%44.3%
3Guadeloupe11.7%4%50.2%71.4%
4Thailand12.5%8.6%68.7%68.0%
5Chile16.7%4.6%75.5%82.0%
6Colombia17.1%8.7%72.1%80.3%
7Qatar17.5%17.2%71.9%89.6%
8Uruguay18.5%9%—86.5%
9Ecuador19.1%12.2%75.5%82.2%
10Denmark19.9%16.6%86.1%85.6%
11Croatia20.0%10.0%78.6%80.9%
12Brazil20.6%8.5%75.2%91.6%
12Czechia20.6%10.6%81.4%85.3%
14United Kingdom20.7%13.3%85.6%88.7%
15Poland20.9%14.4%76.5%78.1%
16Slovakia21.1%11.2%75.5%74.7%
17Argentina21.5%13.1%84.4%87.6%
18Kuwait22.4%25.1%75.2%84.0%
19Malta23.8%14.9%86.9%88.2%
20Turkey24.6%14.9%82.1%83.8%
21Sweden24.8%19.5%88.8%90.7%
22Netherlands25.0%17.3%86.6%88.5%
23South Africa25.6%15.0%40.1%37.8%
24Finland25.7%13.0%88.5%93.2%
24New Zealand25.7%15.3%87.6%90.3%
24Mauritius25.7%20.4%83.6%63.5%
27Russia26.0%13.7%70.8%79.3%
27Romania26.0%11.1%74.8%77.1%
29Norway26.5%19.0%87.7%92.9%
30France26.7%17.3%86.7%93.1%
31Lithuania27.0%9.9%73.5%94.3%
32Spain27.6%13.5%85.2%89.7%
32Ireland27.6%17.5%82.0%91.1%
32Iceland27.6%20.2%89.1%90.8%
35Latvia28.0%20.4%72.1%90.4%
36Slovenia28.8%14.8%83.5%85.0%
37Estonia29.2%16.9%76.6%86.3%
38Canada29.6%20.6%88.2%93.6%
39Malaysia30.0%10.1%65.0%87.7%
40Singapore30.3%15.5%80.3%87.8%
41Italy30.5%15.9%86.0%89.5%
42Australia31.8%19.4%89.5%94.5%
43Martinique32.1%11.8%89.8%97.9%
44Portugal32.2%15.7%87.6%90.9%
44Switzerland32.2%20.4%86.2%89.2%
46Israel32.3%26.6%88.0%95.6%
47United States33.1%21.2%90.2%97.4%
48Germany33.5%18.3%86.0%91.6%
49Puerto Rico34.6%17.6%84.1%98.4%
50Austria35.4%19.7%84.8%90.2%
51Cyprus35.6%18.7%92.8%99.2%
52Cuba35.7%30.1%75.1%71.4%
53China35.9%19.8%83.2%69.2%
54Belgium37.5%18.2%86.4%93.8%
55Taiwan38.6%20.6%84.2%83.0%
56Gibraltar39.2%19.6%72.1%42.3%
57Costa Rica40.6%20.1%86.7%93.2%
58Algeria41.6%33.7%77.0%64.1%
59Jordan55.7%28.3%84.4%86.1%
60Japan60.3%32.9%89.4%93.0%
61South Korea68.9%25.1%86.6%89.9%
—Nigeria——97.5%58.7%
—Morocco——99.7%—
—Peru——84.0%—
—Hong Kong——83.3%—
—Bulgaria—7.7%78.3%68.3%

What correlates with Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr (2014)?

Pearson r against 1,804 other country metrics sharing at least 37 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 42
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  2. Men's Total PointsWhat Countries Play Baseball?
    r = +0.60 · strong · n = 45
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  3. Mean Speakers per LanguageAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.57 · strong · n = 61
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  4. % of Global Ship Export MarketShip Exports by Country
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 55
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  5. Hospital Beds per 1k PopulationHospital Beds by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 57
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  6. Total US TroopsUS Troop Presence by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 57
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. % of Births Born Out of WedlockOut of Wedlock Births by Country
    r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 38
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  2. Duty RateAutomobile Tariffs by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 47
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  3. Opiate Use (Best Estimate)Opiate Usage by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 48
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  4. 5 Year CAGRMaple Syrup Production by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 41
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  5. Criminal Markets Score (GOCI)Crime Rate by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 56
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  6. Visa Ease RankEasiest Countries to Immigrate ToA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 53
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr?
South Korea has the highest Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr in 2014, at 68.9%, followed by Japan (60.3%) and Jordan (55.7%).
Which country has the lowest Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr?
Iran has the lowest Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr in 2014, at 5.7%.
What is the median Stomach Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-Yr across countries?
The median is 27.0% across the 61 countries with data in 2014.
Where does this cancer survival rates by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: CONCORD-3: Lancet-appendix - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; CONCORD Programme - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995–2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2) - The Lancet; Global Cancer Data by Country - World Cancer Research Fund International.