How much of the rise is population growth?

Cancer and other tumours in South Africa, 1990–2023: totals against crude rates per 100 000 people. Shaded bands: 95% uncertainty interval.

DeathsNew cases*

Crude rates remove population growth but not ageing; none of these rates is age-standardised. *Includes benign and in-situ growths (200 664 of 314 015 new cases in 2023).

Daily Maverick · Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease 2023 Results Tool, accessed 01/10/2026

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