Regional grouping :

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Target Target 3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

3.4.1 Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease


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Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex //Cancer//Both sexes (number)

Country/Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Algeria......18,549............22,540............26,42125,166......30,349............
Angola......6,555............7,656............8,9148,455......10,449............
Botswana......722............793............9091,099......1,044............
Burundi......4,307............4,785............5,5526,585......6,422............
Cameroon......7,065............8,082............9,38811,576......10,460............
Cabo Verde......297............325............387310......505............
Central African Republic......1,818............1,864............1,8082,397......1,872............
Chad......3,655............4,340............5,0945,325......5,792............
Comoros......247............262............346467......375............
Congo......875............1,011............1,2021,814......1,417............
Democratic Republic of the Congo......23,733............27,285............32,89538,769......38,857............
Benin......3,704............4,443............5,1723,918......5,869............
Equatorial Guinea......295............364............443475......512............
Ethiopia......34,474............36,769............42,55750,913......50,022............
Eritrea......1,352............1,461............1,6182,715......1,761............
Djibouti......297............364............426549......508............
Gabon......751............786............880757......1,017............
Gambia, the......432............471............534587......679............
Ghana......9,606............10,971............13,22311,923......15,364............
Guinea......3,874............4,250............4,8104,921......5,151............
Cote d'Ivoire......7,455............8,127............9,52410,442......10,341............
Kenya......17,805............23,228............27,69027,375......33,028............
Lesotho......1,033............1,181............1,3761,277......1,414............
Liberia......1,456............1,861............2,1451,874......2,385............
Libya......2,371............2,820............3,0764,039......3,557............
Madagascar......8,330............9,505............10,99114,977......12,805............
Malawi......9,960............10,455............11,74412,316......13,442............
Mali......6,816............7,626............8,5347,765......9,842............
Mauritania......1,295............1,486............1,7051,581......1,889............
Mauritius......882............1,043............1,3041,227......1,440............
Morocco......19,953............23,818............29,30225,995......33,845............
Mozambique......10,141............12,677............15,08320,781......17,099............
Namibia......836............987............1,106992......1,206............
Niger......4,409............4,874............6,0795,569......7,217............
Nigeria......46,862............54,475............65,94381,551......72,034............
Guinea-Bissau......561............630............716719......780............
Rwanda......5,286............5,441............6,4678,529......7,707............
Sao Tome and Principe......53............65............78111......89............
Senegal......4,960............5,437............6,7535,880......7,729............
Seychelles......123............137............152143......172............
Sierra Leone......2,232............2,520............2,8842,512......3,246............
Somalia......5,732............6,641............7,5286,028......8,335............
South Africa......48,760............51,665............56,84350,805......56,845............
Zimbabwe......8,243............9,349............9,9188,872......10,876............
Sudan......10,787............12,823............15,43917,653......17,892............
Eswatini......584............575............568742......602............
Togo......2,126............2,510............2,8903,336......3,352............
Tunisia......7,196............8,280............9,3148,323......10,246............
Uganda......12,606............14,330............18,03825,573......21,595............
Egypt......59,292............73,211............83,92577,673......85,226............
United Republic of Tanzania......16,271............18,784............22,34927,207......26,473............
Burkina Faso......5,655............6,213............7,9037,307......9,452............
Zambia......4,846............5,281............5,9968,024......7,039............
South Sudan......4,052............5,185............5,8878,321......6,275............