Which country has the highest Colon Cancer Cases?

China has the highest Colon Cancer Cases in 2017, at 431,951, followed by United States (209,237) and Japan (153,905).

Which country has the lowest Colon Cancer Cases?

Marshall Islands has the lowest Colon Cancer Cases in 2017, at 6.

What is the median Colon Cancer Cases across countries?

The median is 1,051 across the 192 countries with data in 2017.

Where does this colon cancer rate by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories - The Lancet; Colorectal cancer statistics - WCRF International.

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Colon Cancer Rate by Country

Name: Colon Cancer Rate by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest Colon Cancer Cases in 2017 (431,951), followed by United States (209,237) and Japan (153,905). Marshall Islands has the lowest (6).

Health192 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Apr 21, 2025Original page

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The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories - The Lancet
Colorectal cancer statistics - WCRF International

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1,051

Middle half 244.8 – 4.7K

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9,504

192 countries

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Marshall Islands

Highest (worst)

431,951

China

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1	Marshall Islands	6	17.2 cases per 100k People	21.9%
2	Kiribati	7	10.3 cases per 100k People	9%
2	Tonga	7	9.4 cases per 100k People	19.4%
4	American Samoa	8	18.5 cases per 100k People	16.7%
5	Micronesia	9	13.7 cases per 100k People	15.3%
6	Sao Tome and Principe	13	13.8 cases per 100k People	63.1%
7	Samoa	15	11.2 cases per 100k People	9.6%
8	Dominica	16	17.4 cases per 100k People	44.8%
9	Antigua and Barbuda	20	19.9 cases per 100k People	42.9%
10	Vanuatu	21	12.9 cases per 100k People	12.5%
11	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	23	16.5 cases per 100k People	17.7%
12	Greenland	25	39.0 cases per 100k People	-14.2%
13	Maldives	27	9.1 cases per 100k People	15.6%
14	Solomon Islands	29	9.0 cases per 100k People	13.8%
14	Grenada	29	18.7 cases per 100k People	19.6%
16	Belize	30	11.4 cases per 100k People	47.6%
17	Saint Lucia	31	15.1 cases per 100k People	18.9%
18	Seychelles	39	36.4 cases per 100k People	142.4%
19	Cape Verde	40	8.9 cases per 100k People	124.9%
20	Bermuda	46	36.0 cases per 100k People	11.4%
21	Bhutan	48	8.1 cases per 100k People	22.1%
22	Comoros	52	12.0 cases per 100k People	1.9%
22	Andorra	52	38.3 cases per 100k People	6.1%
24	Equatorial Guinea	54	12.2 cases per 100k People	22.1%
25	Gambia	60	6.6 cases per 100k People	12.8%
26	Guinea-Bissau	72	10.8 cases per 100k People	-5%
26	Eswatini	72	13.3 cases per 100k People	24.8%
28	Djibouti	77	14.4 cases per 100k People	7.2%
29	Timor-Leste	79	16.0 cases per 100k People	29.3%
29	Guyana	79	13.2 cases per 100k People	23.9%
31	Fiji	82	11.8 cases per 100k People	26.6%
32	Bahamas	95	25.8 cases per 100k People	25.7%
33	Suriname	107	19.0 cases per 100k People	46.7%
34	Bahrain	110	11.3 cases per 100k People	-2.8%
35	Namibia	118	8.6 cases per 100k People	9.8%
36	Lesotho	122	10.7 cases per 100k People	43.8%
37	Gabon	134	13.2 cases per 100k People	10.2%
37	Botswana	134	10.5 cases per 100k People	15.9%
39	Brunei	139	43.8 cases per 100k People	40.5%
40	Barbados	153	31.8 cases per 100k People	44.6%
41	Qatar	158	17.8 cases per 100k People	4.1%
42	Liberia	164	9.0 cases per 100k People	15.8%
43	Iceland	169	31.7 cases per 100k People	6.5%
44	Mauritania	181	9.5 cases per 100k People	4.6%
45	Mongolia	183	8.2 cases per 100k People	-2.6%
46	Central African Republic	202	9.8 cases per 100k People	—
47	Oman	222	10.9 cases per 100k People	46.3%
48	Montenegro	238	23.8 cases per 100k People	21.1%
49	Togo	247	7.7 cases per 100k People	17.3%
50	Kuwait	290	10.9 cases per 100k People	32.9%
51	Republic of the Congo	300	12.8 cases per 100k People	5.2%
52	Sierra Leone	303	9.3 cases per 100k People	14.1%
53	Malta	306	34.4 cases per 100k People	35.2%
54	Eritrea	320	14.3 cases per 100k People	9.9%
55	Mauritius	322	19.4 cases per 100k People	95.4%
56	Burundi	328	8.4 cases per 100k People	-2.8%
57	Benin	350	7.9 cases per 100k People	20.0%
58	Turkmenistan	353	9.6 cases per 100k People	28.8%
59	Kyrgyzstan	372	8.5 cases per 100k People	-31.5%
60	Trinidad and Tobago	373	20.9 cases per 100k People	12.4%
61	South Sudan	402	11.1 cases per 100k People	5.7%
62	Guinea	403	7.7 cases per 100k People	28.7%
63	Luxembourg	409	42.1 cases per 100k People	0.9%
64	Chad	422	8.2 cases per 100k People	27.1%
65	Tajikistan	430	8.0 cases per 100k People	6.8%
66	Palestine	432	17.0 cases per 100k People	5.5%
67	Malawi	438	6.1 cases per 100k People	22.3%
68	Rwanda	448	8.2 cases per 100k People	-2%
69	Niger	449	6.6 cases per 100k People	-1%
70	Albania	454	11.2 cases per 100k People	37.5%
71	Papua New Guinea	469	10.0 cases per 100k People	8%
72	Laos	488	11.7 cases per 100k People	-1.6%
73	Nicaragua	501	10.9 cases per 100k People	56.8%
74	Cyprus	551	29.0 cases per 100k People	46.1%
75	Ivory Coast	554	5.8 cases per 100k People	2.5%
76	Senegal	564	8.3 cases per 100k People	-10.8%
77	Honduras	582	9.7 cases per 100k People	67.1%
78	Mali	625	7.8 cases per 100k People	3.8%
79	Jamaica	639	22.0 cases per 100k People	66.1%
80	Paraguay	722	13.9 cases per 100k People	91.7%
81	Zambia	731	12.2 cases per 100k People	-7%
82	Panama	737	18.6 cases per 100k People	45.0%
83	United Arab Emirates	759	19.9 cases per 100k People	50.3%
84	Somalia	766	12.7 cases per 100k People	13.6%
85	Armenia	772	18.7 cases per 100k People	27.1%
86	Zimbabwe	782	11.7 cases per 100k People	21.0%
87	Haiti	803	12.8 cases per 100k People	19.2%
88	North Macedonia	812	24.1 cases per 100k People	51.6%
89	El Salvador	869	15.2 cases per 100k People	149.8%
90	Georgia	901	15.7 cases per 100k People	34.2%
91	Estonia	929	34.8 cases per 100k People	24.8%
92	Jordan	940	15.9 cases per 100k People	26.8%
93	Guatemala	1,010	9.3 cases per 100k People	79.4%
94	Cameroon	1,015	9.4 cases per 100k People	11.3%
95	Madagascar	1,021	10.0 cases per 100k People	-1.1%
96	Angola	1,049	10.3 cases per 100k People	6%
97	Libya	1,053	21.8 cases per 100k People	52.8%
98	Bolivia	1,092	13.2 cases per 100k People	28.0%
99	Burkina Faso	1,146	13.7 cases per 100k People	11.2%
100	Latvia	1,205	29.8 cases per 100k People	23.2%
101	Azerbaijan	1,210	12.9 cases per 100k People	30.1%
102	Yemen	1,234	9.5 cases per 100k People	38.2%
103	Syria	1,237	9.7 cases per 100k People	39.5%
104	Uganda	1,263	9.5 cases per 100k People	22.1%
105	Dominican Republic	1,277	13.9 cases per 100k People	87.7%
106	Iraq	1,309	5.6 cases per 100k People	-31.1%
107	Ghana	1,384	9.5 cases per 100k People	19.5%
108	Costa Rica	1,397	28.4 cases per 100k People	88.8%
109	Moldova	1,437	25.2 cases per 100k People	19.3%
110	Nepal	1,438	7.0 cases per 100k People	20.1%
111	Cambodia	1,445	13.1 cases per 100k People	5.6%
112	Afghanistan	1,458	12.9 cases per 100k People	21.0%
113	Tunisia	1,476	12.3 cases per 100k People	40.5%
114	Mozambique	1,503	14.4 cases per 100k People	19.2%
115	Sudan	1,509	8.3 cases per 100k People	25.8%
116	Slovenia	1,639	39.4 cases per 100k People	17.4%
117	Lithuania	1,683	29.2 cases per 100k People	27.9%
118	Lebanon	1,692	28.1 cases per 100k People	62.7%
119	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,735	29.4 cases per 100k People	81.8%
120	Uruguay	1,817	33.3 cases per 100k People	20.0%
121	Ecuador	1,954	13.4 cases per 100k People	73.8%
122	Kenya	1,966	9.6 cases per 100k People	17.5%
123	Uzbekistan	1,982	9.5 cases per 100k People	28.2%
124	Puerto Rico	2,084	30.4 cases per 100k People	55.5%
125	Tanzania	2,307	10.1 cases per 100k People	-1.3%
126	Singapore	2,394	34.9 cases per 100k People	2.4%
127	Sri Lanka	2,451	10.1 cases per 100k People	69.4%
128	DR Congo	2,676	8.4 cases per 100k People	4.2%
129	Morocco	2,754	8.8 cases per 100k People	41.8%
130	Kazakhstan	2,773	16.4 cases per 100k People	6.2%
131	Algeria	2,821	8.6 cases per 100k People	25.7%
132	Ireland	2,948	40.6 cases per 100k People	2.5%
133	Saudi Arabia	3,000	16.6 cases per 100k People	149.2%
134	Israel	3,165	27.9 cases per 100k People	4.5%
135	Finland	3,437	28.9 cases per 100k People	17.3%
136	New Zealand	3,837	50.2 cases per 100k People	-19.1%
137	Croatia	3,993	45.9 cases per 100k People	33.6%
138	Ethiopia	4,375	11.7 cases per 100k People	-17.1%
139	Belarus	4,478	28.3 cases per 100k People	29.1%
140	North Korea	4,483	14.3 cases per 100k People	16.8%
141	Egypt	4,500	7.3 cases per 100k People	48.6%
142	Norway	4,556	48.4 cases per 100k People	16.2%
143	Peru	4,589	15.0 cases per 100k People	73.6%
144	Slovakia	4,739	52.4 cases per 100k People	39.8%
145	South Africa	4,774	11.1 cases per 100k People	18.7%
146	Venezuela	4,965	17.9 cases per 100k People	52.0%
147	Switzerland	5,032	29.4 cases per 100k People	40.3%
148	Chile	5,154	22.2 cases per 100k People	65.5%
149	Bulgaria	5,156	35.5 cases per 100k People	47.5%
150	Denmark	5,175	45.6 cases per 100k People	60.5%
151	Austria	5,592	31.5 cases per 100k People	-22.6%
152	Cuba	5,629	29.9 cases per 100k People	36.0%
153	Serbia	5,971	38.4 cases per 100k People	27.5%
154	Greece	6,556	27.6 cases per 100k People	60.1%
155	Myanmar	6,560	14.9 cases per 100k People	5.4%
156	Malaysia	6,605	26.9 cases per 100k People	31.1%
157	Nigeria	7,096	9.2 cases per 100k People	8.5%
158	Sweden	7,130	34.7 cases per 100k People	5.1%
159	Belgium	8,141	35.5 cases per 100k People	-10.5%
160	Czechia	8,320	40.1 cases per 100k People	-17.5%
161	Hungary	8,454	44.7 cases per 100k People	9.8%
162	Colombia	8,683	16.1 cases per 100k People	41.5%
163	Portugal	9,390	41.4 cases per 100k People	40.3%
164	Iran	9,784	14.0 cases per 100k People	63.3%
165	Bangladesh	10,188	8.4 cases per 100k People	-12.5%
166	Pakistan	10,509	9.4 cases per 100k People	47.1%
167	Romania	10,989	30.5 cases per 100k People	84.4%
168	Philippines	13,472	18.4 cases per 100k People	181.9%
169	Argentina	13,927	26.1 cases per 100k People	28.1%
170	Turkey	15,436	17.6 cases per 100k People	26.1%
171	Thailand	15,598	16.0 cases per 100k People	29.3%
172	Mexico	16,550	14.5 cases per 100k People	88.9%
173	Netherlands	16,948	50.9 cases per 100k People	21.3%
174	Taiwan	18,209	48.0 cases per 100k People	141.9%
175	Australia	18,429	45.7 cases per 100k People	-4.3%
176	Indonesia	18,739	9.3 cases per 100k People	18.0%
177	Vietnam	19,210	21.0 cases per 100k People	51.9%
178	Poland	20,482	29.7 cases per 100k People	23.3%
179	Ukraine	24,101	31.5 cases per 100k People	21.5%
180	Canada	25,661	38.5 cases per 100k People	-3.8%
181	South Korea	27,351	32.5 cases per 100k People	127.3%
182	Brazil	36,934	16.3 cases per 100k People	53.5%
183	Spain	41,133	43.4 cases per 100k People	40.8%
184	France	45,501	33.0 cases per 100k People	-3.7%
185	Italy	52,228	37.2 cases per 100k People	8.8%
186	United Kingdom	52,331	41.7 cases per 100k People	-2.3%
187	Russia	69,283	29.9 cases per 100k People	29.5%
188	Germany	76,179	41.1 cases per 100k People	-9.4%
189	India	82,775	7.9 cases per 100k People	37.5%
190	Japan	153,905	45.0 cases per 100k People	23.8%
191	United States	209,237	39.1 cases per 100k People	-15.1%
192	China	431,951	22.4 cases per 100k People	84.1%

What correlates with Colon Cancer Cases (2017)?

Pearson r against 1,414 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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

Male Cancer CasesCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 177
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Dementia-Related DeathsDementia Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 192
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Total Cancer CasesCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 177
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Manufacturing ValueManufacturing by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 130
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Female Cancer CasesCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 177
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Product ValueManufacturing Countries
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 187
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Places that have a higher Colon Cancer Cases tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 188
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 144
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Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 116
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LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 185
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Hypertension Age-Standardized Prevalence Females 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 188
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.26 · weak · n = 192
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Colon Cancer Cases?: China has the highest Colon Cancer Cases in 2017, at 431,951, followed by United States (209,237) and Japan (153,905).
Which country has the lowest Colon Cancer Cases?: Marshall Islands has the lowest Colon Cancer Cases in 2017, at 6.
What is the median Colon Cancer Cases across countries?: The median is 1,051 across the 192 countries with data in 2017.
Where does this colon cancer rate by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories - The Lancet; Colorectal cancer statistics - WCRF International.

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