15 Countries with the Highest Cancer Rates in the World in 2020

13. The United Kingdom

Cancer rate per 100,000: 319.2

In 1962, over 80% of men and over 40% of women in the UK smoked. Five years ago, the percentage of UK residents smoking was just 15%. Smoking has been criticized as being a strain on the NHS, the nation’s health system. One cancer research group says that smoking is single greatest cause of preventable illness and early death in the UK.

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