Table 2.
Ranking of all countries by cancer mortality-to-incidence rate ratio (MIR).
| Rank | Country | MIR | Rank | Country | MIR | Rank | Country | MIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.3800 | 30 | Costa Rica | 0.5554 | 59 | Guatemala | 0.6441 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 0.3861 | 31 | Suriname | 0.5558 | 60 | Hungary | 0.6461 |
| 3 | United States | 0.3937 | 32 | Japan | 0.5564 | 61 | El Salvador | 0.6495 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0.4055 | 33 | Portugal | 0.5631 | 62 | Belize | 0.6507 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0.4061 | 34 | Brunei | 0.5669 | 63 | Moldova | 0.6525 |
| 6 | Israel | 0.4079 | 35 | Venezuela | 0.5751 | 64 | Trinidad and Tobego | 0.6527 |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 0.4087 | 36 | Argentina | 0.5775 | 65 | Albania | 0.6569 |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.4248 | 37 | Bahamas | 0.5797 | 66 | Belarus | 0.6582 |
| 9 | Finland | 0.4278 | 38 | Colombia | 0.5814 | 67 | Ecuador | 0.6588 |
| 10 | Norway | 0.4297 | 39 | Bulgaria | 0.5841 | 68 | Poland | 0.6591 |
| 11 | Canada | 0.4364 | 40 | Slovenia | 0.5862 | 69 | Romania | 0.6612 |
| 12 | France | 0.4378 | 41 | Lithuania | 0.5923 | 70 | Russian Fed | 0.6638 |
| 13 | Kuwait | 0.4419 | 42 | Brazil | 0.5925 | 71 | Mauritius | 0.6657 |
| 14 | Germany | 0.4422 | 43 | Uruguay | 0.5931 | 72 | Cuba | 0.6734 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0.4500 | 44 | Nicaragua | 0.5985 | 73 | South Africa | 0.6893 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0.4682 | 45 | Paraguay | 0.6009 | 74 | China | 0.6926 |
| 17 | Singapore | 0.4724 | 46 | Barbados | 0.6014 | 75 | Turkmenistan | 0.6993 |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0.4725 | 47 | FYR Macedonia | 0.6024 | 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7021 |
| 19 | Italy | 0.4871 | 48 | Croatia | 0.6042 | 77 | Uzbekistan | 0.7040 |
| 20 | Denmark | 0.4889 | 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.6088 | 78 | Serbia | 0.7130 |
| 21 | Sweden | 0.4967 | 50 | Mexico | 0.6094 | 79 | Georgia | 0.7137 |
| 22 | The Netherlands | 0.4974 | 51 | Ukraine | 0.6114 | 80 | Mongolia | 0.7276 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 0.5095 | 52 | Chile | 0.6139 | 81 | Tajikistan | 0.7287 |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 0.5142 | 53 | Thailand | 0.6253 | 82 | Greece | 0.7341 |
| 25 | Chinese Taipei | 0.5265 | 54 | Philippines | 0.6255 | 83 | Kazakhstan | 0.7400 |
| 26 | Spain | 0.5294 | 55 | Latvia | 0.6262 | 84 | Azerbaijan | 0.7720 |
| 27 | Malta | 0.5464 | 56 | Peru | 0.6318 | 85 | Armenia | 0.7817 |
| 28 | Austria | 0.5526 | 57 | Estonia | 0.6409 | |||
| 29 | Slovakia | 0.5546 | 58 | Panama | 0.6440 |
This table shows all countries included in this study, ranked by overall cancer MIR (calculated by deaths caused by cancer divided by cancer incidence). Countries shown in green are high-income (GDP > $15,000) and those in red are middle/low-income (GDP < $15,000). Western Europe, Oceania and North America have the lowest MIRs. In middle/low-income countries, Central and South America have lower MIRs than much of Eastern Europe and Asia. Many of the highest MIRs are found in former or currently communist countries in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.