IE · 2017 · tps00116
Death due to cancer, by sex
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's death due to cancer, by sex decreased by 3.8% compared to 2016, reaching 533.2.
Ireland accounts for 105.6% of the EU-27 total of 504.9.
Ireland ranks 13th 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 7.4% (from 575.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00116, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.