How much have cancer deaths risen since 1990?

Deaths and new cases from cancer and other tumours*, South Africa, 1990–2023, both sexes, all ages. Shaded bands: 95% uncertainty interval.

DeathsNew cases*

*GBD’s “neoplasms” category includes benign and in-situ growths: 200 664 of the 314 015 new cases and 1 026 of the 70 401 deaths in 2023.

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

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