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What countries have the highest death rates due to thyroid cancer?

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World map showing death rate due to Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is rather uncommon in comparison to other types of cancers. Thyroid cancer can be treated. The disease can be cured with surgery. Advances in science and technology have ensured that few people die from the disease. There are several symptoms associated with thyroid cancer such as a swelling in the neck, pain in the neck and even ears, and problem in swallowing. Other than this, the voice of the person may also become hoarse and he or she may have frequent coughing that may not be connected with a cold.

Despite good treatments, people succumb to the disease. But there is a wide disparity in the figure with some countries recording more than 1,000 deaths from thyroid cancer, while in others the figure ranges less than 10. In some nations, no deaths are reported from this disease.

In the year 2015,  China  witnessed the most deaths from thyroid cancer. According to a World Health Organization data, during the year, 2,864 people died from the disease in the country. India was the second most affected nation in 2015. During the year, 1,753 people succumbed to thyroid cancer. The third most affected nation, Indonesia witnessed 1,658 deaths during the year. Other nations which saw more than 1,000 people dying from the disease were Japan, the  United States, Russia, and Turkey. The Philippines, Pakistan and  Ethiopia  witnessed more than 500 deaths.

Meanwhile, countries such as Kyrgyzstan,  Slovenia, Congo, Mongolia, Albania, Liberia, Kuwait,  Qatar, and many others reported less than 10 people dying from the disease. Countries such as Tonga, Luxembourg, Grenada, Belize, Brunei, and a few others fared even better reporting not even a single death from thyroid cancer.


The table provides information on the number of people who have died from thyroid cancer in 2015

Country Deaths
China 2864
India 1753
Indonesia 1658
Turkey 1460
Russian Federation 1162
United States of America 1039
Japan 1001
Ethiopia 675
Pakistan 551
Philippines 512
Brazil 438
Germany 423
Egypt 398
Mexico 381
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 322
Italy 316
Thailand 299
Myanmar 271
Morocco 253
France 251
Algeria 249
Republic of Korea 231
United Kingdom 221
Colombia 199
Ukraine 195
Spain 176
Bangladesh 167
Nigeria 167
Saudi Arabia 136
Democratic Republic of the Congo 129
Sudan 129
Poland 127
Peru 126
Malaysia 123
Yemen 119
Sri Lanka 113
Syrian Arab Republic 113
Vietnam 109
Argentina 106
Canada 105
Iraq 102
Nepal 97
South Africa 91
Ecuador 88
Kenya 85
Romania 85
Cambodia 76
Papua New Guinea 76
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 76
Australia 74
Uganda 68
Chile 65
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 62
Mali 57
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 55
Portugal 53
Netherlands 51
United Republic of Tanzania 51
Belgium 49
Hungary 48
Madagascar 48
Afghanistan 46
Somalia 43
Cuba 42
Greece 41
South Sudan 41
Sweden 41
Austria 4o
Jordan 38
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 38
Serbia 38
Israel 37
Tunisia 37
Belarus 35
Switzerland 35
Ghana 34
Kazakhstan 34
Czech Republic 32
Lebanon 31
Cameroon 27
Eritrea 27
Guatemala 27
Mozambique 27
Niger 27
Angola 26
Bulgaria 26
Senegal 26
Finland 25
Paraguay 25
Burkina Faso 24
Burundi 23
Denmark 23
Malawi 23
Zambia 23
Rwanda 22
Chad 21
Zimbabwe 21
Lithuania 19
Slovakia 19
Armenia 18
Norway 18
Costa Rica 17
El Salvador 16
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 16
Singapore 16
Togo 16
Ireland 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina 14
Côte d’Ivoire 14
Croatia 14
Dominican Republic 14
Latvia 14
Azerbaijan 13
Georgia 13
New Zealand 13
Guinea 12
Honduras 12
Nicaragua 12
Uruguay 12
Central African Republic 11
Oman 11
Republic of Moldova 11
United Arab Emirates 11
Uzbekistan 11
Benin 10
Kyrgyzstan 9
Slovenia 9
Estonia 8
Jamaica 8
Panama 8
Timor-Leste 8
Congo 7
Mongolia 7
Fiji 6
Mauritania 6
Solomon Islands 6
Albania 5
Sierra Leone 5
Cyprus 4
Djibouti 4
Haiti 3
Kuwait 3
Liberia 3
Namibia 3
Macedonia 3
Vanuatu 3
Bahrain 2
Bhutan 2
Guinea-Bissau 2
Lesotho 2
Malta 2
Qatar 2
Suriname 2
Trinidad and Tobago 2
Barbados 1
Botswana 1
Gabon 1
Gambia 1
Guyana 1
Iceland 1
Maldives 1
Mauritius 1
Montenegro 1
Saint Lucia 1
Swaziland 1
Tajikistan 1
Turkmenistan 1
Antigua and Barbuda 0
Bahamas 0
Belize 0
Brunei Darussalam 0
Cape Verde 0
Comoros 0
Equatorial Guinea 0
Grenada 0
Kiribati 0
Luxembourg 0
Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
Samoa 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0
Seychelles 0
Tonga 0

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