This is a list of countries by cancer rate, as measured variously by the number of new cancer cases (frequency), or death rate (mortality), per 100,000 population among countries, and dependencies.
In many developing countries cancer incidence, insofar as this can be measured, appears much lower, most likely because of the higher death rates due to infectious disease or injury.
With the increased control over malaria and tuberculosis in some Third World countries, incidence of cancer is expected to rise.
The numbers are age standardized and data is only available for 50 countries and territories, the majority in Europe, North America and Oceania.
In some cases, there are significant differences between the sexes; for example, while Canada is 11th highest overall, it is 21st in men and 5th in women.