IE · 2021 · tps00116
Death due to cancer, by sex
Ireland, 2021
In 2021, Ireland's death due to cancer, by sex decreased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 496.0.
Ireland accounts for 105.4% of the EU-27 total of 470.7.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.5% (from 554.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00116, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.