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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "cameroon", "country": "Cameroon", "iso3": "CMR", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 213430, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 20644, "shareOfDeaths": 9.7, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 19621, "shareOfDeaths": 9.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 14105, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 13011, "shareOfDeaths": 6.1, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 12658, "shareOfDeaths": 5.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/cmr/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 16087, "deaths": 9719, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 2824, "share": 17.6 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 2379, "share": 14.8 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 1829, "share": 11.4 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "NHL", "cases": 1262, "share": 7.8 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 926, "share": 5.8 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/120-cameroon-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Cameroon fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "canada", "country": "Canada", "iso3": "CAN", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 310766, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 86329, "shareOfDeaths": 27.8, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 42282, "shareOfDeaths": 13.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 950, "title": "Alzheimer disease and other dementias", "service": "Neurology & memory care", "records": "Neurology assessment, cognitive testing, brain imaging, medicine history and a family-observed timeline.", "deaths": 31205, "shareOfDeaths": 10.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 14394, "shareOfDeaths": 4.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1180, "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", "service": "Pulmonology", "records": "Pulmonary-function tests, chest imaging, oxygen history, admission summaries and inhaler or medicine list.", "deaths": 12639, "shareOfDeaths": 4.1, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/can/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 301741, "deaths": 91998, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Lung", "cases": 31555, "share": 10.5 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Breast", "cases": 31140, "share": 10.3 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 28250, "share": 9.4 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 25085, "share": 8.3 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Bladder", "cases": 13368, "share": 4.4 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/124-canada-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Canada fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "comoros", "country": "Comoros", "iso3": "COM", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 5509, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 552, "shareOfDeaths": 10.0, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 506, "shareOfDeaths": 9.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 485, "shareOfDeaths": 8.8, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 446, "shareOfDeaths": 8.1, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 317, "shareOfDeaths": 5.8, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/com/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 576, "deaths": 349, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 121, "share": 21.0 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 73, "share": 12.7 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 60, "share": 10.4 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 58, "share": 10.1 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Breast", "cases": 50, "share": 8.7 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/174-comoros-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Comoros fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "djibouti", "country": "Djibouti", "iso3": "DJI", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 8869, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 751, "shareOfDeaths": 8.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 685, "shareOfDeaths": 7.7, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 612, "shareOfDeaths": 6.9, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 593, "shareOfDeaths": 6.7, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 583, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/dji/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 1072, "deaths": 697, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 255, "share": 23.8 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 80, "share": 7.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 73, "share": 6.8 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 68, "share": 6.3 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Liver", "cases": 54, "share": 5.0 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/262-djibouti-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Djibouti fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "egypt", "country": "Egypt", "iso3": "EGY", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 746543, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 143756, "shareOfDeaths": 19.3, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 90727, "shareOfDeaths": 12.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 67237, "shareOfDeaths": 9.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1230, "title": "Cirrhosis of the liver", "service": "Hepatology & liver care", "records": "Liver tests, viral-hepatitis results, ultrasound or CT, endoscopy, admission history and current medicines.", "deaths": 44329, "shareOfDeaths": 5.9, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 30109, "shareOfDeaths": 4.0, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/egy/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 137390, "deaths": 80512, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 26052, "share": 19.0 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Liver", "cases": 23287, "share": 16.9 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "NHL", "cases": 11677, "share": 8.5 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Bladder", "cases": 10579, "share": 7.7 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Lung", "cases": 6996, "share": 5.1 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/818-egypt-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Egypt fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "iran", "country": "Iran", "iso3": "IRN", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 515200, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 87806, "shareOfDeaths": 17.0, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 77463, "shareOfDeaths": 15.0, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 33236, "shareOfDeaths": 6.5, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1530, "title": "Road injury", "service": "Trauma, orthopaedics & rehabilitation", "records": "Emergency and operation notes, current X-rays or scans, implant details and rehabilitation progress.", "deaths": 18381, "shareOfDeaths": 3.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1120, "title": "Hypertensive heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & blood-pressure care", "records": "Blood-pressure log, ECG, echocardiogram, kidney tests and the current medicine list.", "deaths": 14857, "shareOfDeaths": 2.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/irn/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 156467, "deaths": 97732, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 21304, "share": 13.6 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 16338, "share": 10.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 14595, "share": 9.3 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 10024, "share": 6.4 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Bladder", "cases": 9287, "share": 5.9 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/364-iran-islamic-republic-of-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Iran fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "jordan", "country": "Jordan", "iso3": "JOR", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 39448, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 6919, "shareOfDeaths": 17.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 3787, "shareOfDeaths": 9.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 2618, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 1528, "shareOfDeaths": 3.9, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 800, "title": "Diabetes mellitus", "service": "Diabetes & metabolic care", "records": "HbA1c trend, glucose log, kidney and eye screening, medicine list and complication history.", "deaths": 1518, "shareOfDeaths": 3.8, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/jor/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 9975, "deaths": 4762, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1866, "share": 18.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 1120, "share": 11.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 939, "share": 9.4 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 779, "share": 7.8 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "NHL", "cases": 550, "share": 5.5 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/400-jordan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Jordan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "kyrgyzstan", "country": "Kyrgyzstan", "iso3": "KGZ", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 38838, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 8566, "shareOfDeaths": 22.1, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 5025, "shareOfDeaths": 12.9, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 3422, "shareOfDeaths": 8.8, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1230, "title": "Cirrhosis of the liver", "service": "Hepatology & liver care", "records": "Liver tests, viral-hepatitis results, ultrasound or CT, endoscopy, admission history and current medicines.", "deaths": 1465, "shareOfDeaths": 3.8, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 1420, "shareOfDeaths": 3.7, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/kgz/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 8902, "deaths": 5139, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1218, "share": 13.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 1076, "share": 12.1 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 816, "share": 9.2 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 706, "share": 7.9 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 538, "share": 6.0 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/417-kyrgyzstan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Kyrgyzstan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "madagascar", "country": "Madagascar", "iso3": "MDG", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 229268, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 21972, "shareOfDeaths": 9.6, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 21109, "shareOfDeaths": 9.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 19258, "shareOfDeaths": 8.4, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 14640, "shareOfDeaths": 6.4, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 110, "title": "Diarrhoeal diseases", "service": "Gastroenterology & infection care", "records": "Stool or culture reports, endoscopy if performed, hydration history, medicines and nutrition assessment.", "deaths": 14475, "shareOfDeaths": 6.3, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mdg/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 21354, "deaths": 13019, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 4071, "share": 19.1 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 2504, "share": 11.7 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 1832, "share": 8.6 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 1675, "share": 7.8 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1666, "share": 7.8 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/450-madagascar-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Madagascar fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "malawi", "country": "Malawi", "iso3": "MWI", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 142443, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 13378, "shareOfDeaths": 9.4, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 12595, "shareOfDeaths": 8.8, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 10556, "shareOfDeaths": 7.4, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 10127, "shareOfDeaths": 7.1, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 8951, "shareOfDeaths": 6.3, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mwi/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 23246, "deaths": 13676, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 6773, "share": 29.1 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 2642, "share": 11.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 2384, "share": 10.3 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1447, "share": 6.2 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "NHL", "cases": 1252, "share": 5.4 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/454-malawi-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Malawi fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "maldives", "country": "Maldives", "iso3": "MDV", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 2799, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 480, "shareOfDeaths": 17.1, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 467, "shareOfDeaths": 16.7, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 248, "shareOfDeaths": 8.9, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1180, "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", "service": "Pulmonology", "records": "Pulmonary-function tests, chest imaging, oxygen history, admission summaries and inhaler or medicine list.", "deaths": 221, "shareOfDeaths": 7.9, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 160, "shareOfDeaths": 5.7, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mdv/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 525, "deaths": 342, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 76, "share": 14.5 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Lung", "cases": 50, "share": 9.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lip, oral cavity", "cases": 43, "share": 8.2 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Thyroid", "cases": 42, "share": 8.0 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 36, "share": 6.9 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/462-maldives-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Maldives fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "mauritius", "country": "Mauritius", "iso3": "MUS", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 12052, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 2212, "shareOfDeaths": 18.4, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 800, "title": "Diabetes mellitus", "service": "Diabetes & metabolic care", "records": "HbA1c trend, glucose log, kidney and eye screening, medicine list and complication history.", "deaths": 1819, "shareOfDeaths": 15.1, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 1339, "shareOfDeaths": 11.1, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 1135, "shareOfDeaths": 9.4, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 907, "shareOfDeaths": 7.5, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mus/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 2976, "deaths": 1471, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 608, "share": 20.4 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 344, "share": 11.6 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 254, "share": 8.5 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Lung", "cases": 166, "share": 5.6 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Corpus uteri", "cases": 158, "share": 5.3 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/480-mauritius-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Mauritius fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "mongolia", "country": "Mongolia", "iso3": "MNG", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 21892, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 4704, "shareOfDeaths": 21.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 3733, "shareOfDeaths": 17.1, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 2665, "shareOfDeaths": 12.2, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1230, "title": "Cirrhosis of the liver", "service": "Hepatology & liver care", "records": "Liver tests, viral-hepatitis results, ultrasound or CT, endoscopy, admission history and current medicines.", "deaths": 914, "shareOfDeaths": 4.2, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1530, "title": "Road injury", "service": "Trauma, orthopaedics & rehabilitation", "records": "Emergency and operation notes, current X-rays or scans, implant details and rehabilitation progress.", "deaths": 413, "shareOfDeaths": 1.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mng/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 7240, "deaths": 5015, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Liver", "cases": 2230, "share": 30.8 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 1004, "share": 13.9 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 710, "share": 9.8 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Breast", "cases": 391, "share": 5.4 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 353, "share": 4.9 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/496-mongolia-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Mongolia fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "mozambique", "country": "Mozambique", "iso3": "MOZ", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 296384, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 48235, "shareOfDeaths": 16.3, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 28038, "shareOfDeaths": 9.5, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 23597, "shareOfDeaths": 8.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 22391, "shareOfDeaths": 7.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 17837, "shareOfDeaths": 6.0, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/moz/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 25058, "deaths": 14645, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 5381, "share": 21.5 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 4308, "share": 17.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 1781, "share": 7.1 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1744, "share": 7.0 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Liver", "cases": 1616, "share": 6.4 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/508-mozambique-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Mozambique fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "myanmar", "country": "Myanmar", "iso3": "MMR", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 449601, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 60004, "shareOfDeaths": 13.3, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 54088, "shareOfDeaths": 12.0, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 43313, "shareOfDeaths": 9.6, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 30, "title": "Tuberculosis", "service": "Infectious disease & chest medicine", "records": "TB test results, chest imaging, culture or molecular reports, treatment history and current medicines.", "deaths": 36881, "shareOfDeaths": 8.2, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1180, "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", "service": "Pulmonology", "records": "Pulmonary-function tests, chest imaging, oxygen history, admission summaries and inhaler or medicine list.", "deaths": 29836, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/mmr/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 74903, "deaths": 53412, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Lung", "cases": 11699, "share": 15.6 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Liver", "cases": 8874, "share": 11.8 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Breast", "cases": 7885, "share": 10.5 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 6543, "share": 8.7 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 4975, "share": 6.6 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/104-myanmar-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Myanmar fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "nepal", "country": "Nepal", "iso3": "NPL", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 198880, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1180, "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", "service": "Pulmonology", "records": "Pulmonary-function tests, chest imaging, oxygen history, admission summaries and inhaler or medicine list.", "deaths": 21685, "shareOfDeaths": 10.9, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 21075, "shareOfDeaths": 10.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 30, "title": "Tuberculosis", "service": "Infectious disease & chest medicine", "records": "TB test results, chest imaging, culture or molecular reports, treatment history and current medicines.", "deaths": 17890, "shareOfDeaths": 9.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 14063, "shareOfDeaths": 7.1, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 13636, "shareOfDeaths": 6.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/npl/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 24499, "deaths": 17213, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 3159, "share": 12.9 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 2069, "share": 8.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1746, "share": 7.1 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Liver", "cases": 1623, "share": 6.6 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 1532, "share": 6.3 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/524-nepal-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Nepal fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "nigeria", "country": "Nigeria", "iso3": "NGA", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 1688717, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 195926, "shareOfDeaths": 11.6, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 186499, "shareOfDeaths": 11.0, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 183933, "shareOfDeaths": 10.9, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 110, "title": "Diarrhoeal diseases", "service": "Gastroenterology & infection care", "records": "Stool or culture reports, endoscopy if performed, hydration history, medicines and nutrition assessment.", "deaths": 152764, "shareOfDeaths": 9.0, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 30, "title": "Tuberculosis", "service": "Infectious disease & chest medicine", "records": "TB test results, chest imaging, culture or molecular reports, treatment history and current medicines.", "deaths": 126060, "shareOfDeaths": 7.5, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/nga/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 152261, "deaths": 90795, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 44196, "share": 29.0 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 24396, "share": 16.0 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 12312, "share": 8.1 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 10212, "share": 6.7 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Liver", "cases": 3783, "share": 2.5 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/566-nigeria-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Nigeria fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "oman", "country": "Oman", "iso3": "OMN", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 17432, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 2487, "shareOfDeaths": 14.3, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 1774, "shareOfDeaths": 10.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 1005, "shareOfDeaths": 5.8, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 800, "title": "Diabetes mellitus", "service": "Diabetes & metabolic care", "records": "HbA1c trend, glucose log, kidney and eye screening, medicine list and complication history.", "deaths": 667, "shareOfDeaths": 3.8, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 590, "shareOfDeaths": 3.4, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/omn/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 4076, "deaths": 1719, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 589, "share": 14.5 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 492, "share": 12.1 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Thyroid", "cases": 434, "share": 10.6 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "NHL", "cases": 278, "share": 6.8 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Leukaemia", "cases": 210, "share": 5.2 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/512-oman-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Oman fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "papua-new-guinea", "country": "Papua New Guinea", "iso3": "PNG", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 66843, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 7605, "shareOfDeaths": 11.4, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 30, "title": "Tuberculosis", "service": "Infectious disease & chest medicine", "records": "TB test results, chest imaging, culture or molecular reports, treatment history and current medicines.", "deaths": 7519, "shareOfDeaths": 11.2, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 5367, "shareOfDeaths": 8.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 4888, "shareOfDeaths": 7.3, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 4564, "shareOfDeaths": 6.8, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/png/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 13908, "deaths": 7785, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1494, "share": 10.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Lip, oral cavity", "cases": 1414, "share": 10.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 1055, "share": 7.6 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Lung", "cases": 1023, "share": 7.4 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 995, "share": 7.2 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/598-papua-new-guinea-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Papua New Guinea fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "qatar", "country": "Qatar", "iso3": "QAT", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 4806, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 718, "shareOfDeaths": 14.9, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 607, "shareOfDeaths": 12.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 800, "title": "Diabetes mellitus", "service": "Diabetes & metabolic care", "records": "HbA1c trend, glucose log, kidney and eye screening, medicine list and complication history.", "deaths": 426, "shareOfDeaths": 8.9, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 279, "shareOfDeaths": 5.8, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 222, "shareOfDeaths": 4.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/qat/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 3326, "deaths": 1460, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 440, "share": 13.2 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 415, "share": 12.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 223, "share": 6.7 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 204, "share": 6.1 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "NHL", "cases": 189, "share": 5.7 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/634-qatar-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Qatar fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "rwanda", "country": "Rwanda", "iso3": "RWA", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 79491, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 7452, "shareOfDeaths": 9.4, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 6660, "shareOfDeaths": 8.4, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 6379, "shareOfDeaths": 8.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 5786, "shareOfDeaths": 7.3, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 3756, "shareOfDeaths": 4.7, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/rwa/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 12440, "deaths": 7991, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 1856, "share": 14.9 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1684, "share": 13.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 1582, "share": 12.7 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 925, "share": 7.4 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 895, "share": 7.2 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/646-rwanda-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Rwanda fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "saudi-arabia", "country": "Saudi Arabia", "iso3": "SAU", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 85466, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 14790, "shareOfDeaths": 17.3, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 9348, "shareOfDeaths": 10.9, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1270, "title": "Kidney diseases", "service": "Nephrology & transplant evaluation", "records": "Creatinine trend, dialysis summary, urine tests, ultrasound, infection screening and current medicines.", "deaths": 6611, "shareOfDeaths": 7.7, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1120, "title": "Hypertensive heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & blood-pressure care", "records": "Blood-pressure log, ECG, echocardiogram, kidney tests and the current medicine list.", "deaths": 6487, "shareOfDeaths": 7.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1530, "title": "Road injury", "service": "Trauma, orthopaedics & rehabilitation", "records": "Emergency and operation notes, current X-rays or scans, implant details and rehabilitation progress.", "deaths": 5780, "shareOfDeaths": 6.8, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/sau/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 24624, "deaths": 10357, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 3865, "share": 15.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 3508, "share": 14.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Thyroid", "cases": 2062, "share": 8.4 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "NHL", "cases": 1315, "share": 5.3 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Leukaemia", "cases": 1098, "share": 4.5 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/682-saudi-arabia-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Saudi Arabia fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "seychelles", "country": "Seychelles", "iso3": "SYC", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 929, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 159, "shareOfDeaths": 17.1, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 96, "shareOfDeaths": 10.4, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 88, "shareOfDeaths": 9.5, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1120, "title": "Hypertensive heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & blood-pressure care", "records": "Blood-pressure log, ECG, echocardiogram, kidney tests and the current medicine list.", "deaths": 61, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 60, "shareOfDeaths": 6.4, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/syc/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": null, "deaths": null, "topFive": [], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/today/en/dataviz/tables?mode=population&populations=690", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 interactive profile for Seychelles", "factSheetNote": "IARC does not currently publish a downloadable GLOBOCAN 2024 country fact sheet at the standard population-fact-sheet address for this country; the live Cancer Today profile is linked instead." }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "south-sudan", "country": "South Sudan", "iso3": "SSD", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 100451, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 9580, "shareOfDeaths": 9.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 9534, "shareOfDeaths": 9.5, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 110, "title": "Diarrhoeal diseases", "service": "Gastroenterology & infection care", "records": "Stool or culture reports, endoscopy if performed, hydration history, medicines and nutrition assessment.", "deaths": 8441, "shareOfDeaths": 8.4, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 8300, "shareOfDeaths": 8.3, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 6675, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/ssd/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 8124, "deaths": 5218, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1760, "share": 21.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 890, "share": 11.0 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 629, "share": 7.7 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 564, "share": 6.9 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Liver", "cases": 393, "share": 4.8 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/728-south-sudan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 South Sudan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "sudan", "country": "Sudan", "iso3": "SDN", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 276770, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 38913, "shareOfDeaths": 14.1, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 36724, "shareOfDeaths": 13.3, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 18293, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 16886, "shareOfDeaths": 6.1, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 13986, "shareOfDeaths": 5.1, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/sdn/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 41022, "deaths": 25766, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 8611, "share": 21.0 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 3357, "share": 8.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "NHL", "cases": 2728, "share": 6.7 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Leukaemia", "cases": 2501, "share": 6.1 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Liver", "cases": 2424, "share": 5.9 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/729-sudan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Sudan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "tajikistan", "country": "Tajikistan", "iso3": "TJK", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 44789, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 8470, "shareOfDeaths": 18.9, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 4739, "shareOfDeaths": 10.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 4116, "shareOfDeaths": 9.2, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 3445, "shareOfDeaths": 7.7, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 2344, "shareOfDeaths": 5.2, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/tjk/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 8222, "deaths": 4841, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 1297, "share": 15.8 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 841, "share": 10.2 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Breast", "cases": 663, "share": 8.1 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 447, "share": 5.4 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Brain CNS", "cases": 431, "share": 5.2 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/762-tajikistan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Tajikistan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "turkmenistan", "country": "Turkmenistan", "iso3": "TKM", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 42899, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 9652, "shareOfDeaths": 22.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 5290, "shareOfDeaths": 12.3, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 4521, "shareOfDeaths": 10.5, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 4189, "shareOfDeaths": 9.8, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 3257, "shareOfDeaths": 7.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/tkm/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 7659, "deaths": 4496, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1398, "share": 18.3 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Stomach", "cases": 563, "share": 7.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 525, "share": 6.9 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 472, "share": 6.2 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 392, "share": 5.1 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/795-turkmenistan-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Turkmenistan fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "uganda", "country": "Uganda", "iso3": "UGA", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 251608, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 26899, "shareOfDeaths": 10.7, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 23531, "shareOfDeaths": 9.4, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 17689, "shareOfDeaths": 7.0, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 17486, "shareOfDeaths": 6.9, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 17388, "shareOfDeaths": 6.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/uga/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 29966, "deaths": 18205, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 5164, "share": 17.2 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Breast", "cases": 3308, "share": 11.0 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 2537, "share": 8.5 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 2186, "share": 7.3 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 1784, "share": 6.0 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/800-uganda-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Uganda fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "uk", "country": "United Kingdom", "iso3": "GBR", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 689724, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 172624, "shareOfDeaths": 25.0, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 950, "title": "Alzheimer disease and other dementias", "service": "Neurology & memory care", "records": "Neurology assessment, cognitive testing, brain imaging, medicine history and a family-observed timeline.", "deaths": 86665, "shareOfDeaths": 12.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 70007, "shareOfDeaths": 10.2, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 38504, "shareOfDeaths": 5.6, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 36473, "shareOfDeaths": 5.3, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/gbr/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 458379, "deaths": 183607, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 58748, "share": 12.8 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 56622, "share": 12.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 54541, "share": 11.9 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 47318, "share": 10.3 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Melanoma", "cases": 21745, "share": 4.7 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/826-united-kingdom-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 United Kingdom fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "usa", "country": "United States of America", "iso3": "USA", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 3447145, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 615185, "shareOfDeaths": 17.8, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 497776, "shareOfDeaths": 14.4, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 950, "title": "Alzheimer disease and other dementias", "service": "Neurology & memory care", "records": "Neurology assessment, cognitive testing, brain imaging, medicine history and a family-observed timeline.", "deaths": 279879, "shareOfDeaths": 8.1, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 172146, "shareOfDeaths": 5.0, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 1180, "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", "service": "Pulmonology", "records": "Pulmonary-function tests, chest imaging, oxygen history, admission summaries and inhaler or medicine list.", "deaths": 168057, "shareOfDeaths": 4.9, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/usa/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 2462729, "deaths": 632166, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 289475, "share": 11.8 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 278556, "share": 11.3 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Lung", "cases": 226788, "share": 9.2 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 169498, "share": 6.9 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Melanoma", "cases": 99144, "share": 4.0 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/840-united-states-of-america-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 United States of America fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. 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Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "yemen", "country": "Yemen", "iso3": "YEM", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 224588, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 1130, "title": "Ischaemic heart disease", "service": "Cardiology & cardiac surgery", "records": "ECG, echocardiogram, angiogram images, cardiac blood tests and the cardiologist’s latest advice.", "deaths": 29147, "shareOfDeaths": 13.0, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 26054, "shareOfDeaths": 11.6, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 17582, "shareOfDeaths": 7.8, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 13558, "shareOfDeaths": 6.0, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 12460, "shareOfDeaths": 5.5, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/yem/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 24836, "deaths": 14495, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Breast", "cases": 5299, "share": 21.3 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Lung", "cases": 1870, "share": 7.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Leukaemia", "cases": 1823, "share": 7.3 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 1509, "share": 6.1 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Brain CNS", "cases": 1254, "share": 5.0 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/887-yemen-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Yemen fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "zambia", "country": "Zambia", "iso3": "ZMB", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 139635, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 20278, "shareOfDeaths": 14.5, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 13710, "shareOfDeaths": 9.8, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 9333, "shareOfDeaths": 6.7, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 220, "title": "Malaria", "service": "Infectious disease & haematology", "records": "Malaria test results, blood counts, liver and kidney tests, treatment history and any complication records.", "deaths": 8808, "shareOfDeaths": 6.3, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 8466, "shareOfDeaths": 6.1, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/zmb/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 16582, "deaths": 9792, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 4730, "share": 28.5 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Breast", "cases": 1555, "share": 9.4 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Kaposi sarcoma", "cases": 1378, "share": 8.3 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 1341, "share": 8.1 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 729, "share": 4.4 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/894-zambia-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Zambia fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." }, { "slug": "zimbabwe", "country": "Zimbabwe", "iso3": "ZWE", "reviewed": "2026-08-05", "who": { "estimateYear": 2021, "release": "2024", "allCauseDeaths": 153224, "topFivePriorityAreas": [ { "code": 100, "title": "HIV/AIDS", "service": "Infectious disease & immune care", "records": "Viral-load and CD4 history, resistance testing, infection history and the current antiretroviral regimen.", "deaths": 20508, "shareOfDeaths": 13.4, "rank": 1 }, { "code": 610, "title": "Cancer", "service": "Oncology", "records": "Pathology, immunohistochemistry, staging scans, treatment history and the latest oncology note.", "deaths": 12470, "shareOfDeaths": 8.1, "rank": 2 }, { "code": 390, "title": "Lower respiratory infections", "service": "Respiratory & critical care", "records": "Chest imaging, oxygen history, cultures, pulmonary notes, blood tests and current medicines.", "deaths": 11402, "shareOfDeaths": 7.4, "rank": 3 }, { "code": 1140, "title": "Stroke", "service": "Neurology, stroke & rehabilitation", "records": "CT or MRI images, stroke timeline, vascular and cardiac tests, rehabilitation notes and current medicines.", "deaths": 10250, "shareOfDeaths": 6.7, "rank": 4 }, { "code": 490, "title": "Neonatal conditions", "service": "Neonatology & paediatric care", "records": "Birth and NICU summary, growth record, imaging, laboratory reports and current feeding or medicine plan.", "deaths": 10161, "shareOfDeaths": 6.6, "rank": 5 } ], "countryUrl": "https://www.who.int/countries/zwe/", "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death", "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_bycountry_2021.xlsx", "sourceLabel": "WHO Global Health Estimates 2021: deaths by cause and country" }, "cancer": { "estimateYear": 2024, "release": "July 2026", "newCases": 25125, "deaths": 16378, "topFive": [ { "rank": 1, "site": "Cervix uteri", "cases": 5194, "share": 20.7 }, { "rank": 2, "site": "Prostate", "cases": 3635, "share": 14.5 }, { "rank": 3, "site": "Breast", "cases": 2483, "share": 9.9 }, { "rank": 4, "site": "Oesophagus", "cases": 1412, "share": 5.6 }, { "rank": 5, "site": "Colorectum", "cases": 1375, "share": 5.5 } ], "sourceUrl": "https://gco.iarc.who.int/media/globocan/factsheets/populations/716-zimbabwe-fact-sheet.pdf", "sourceLabel": "IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 Zimbabwe fact sheet" }, "methodNote": "WHO priority areas are ranked from a defined set of distinct, clinically meaningful causes using WHO estimated deaths for 2021. Cancer-site estimates use IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, released in July 2026." } ] }