A strong inverse relationship (p<0.05) was revealed between the volume of funding (VF) of national cancer care programs and morbidity and mortality rates in countries with a high burden of cancer. The country with the most effective spending on the fight against cancer is the Russian Federation, which annually (during the entire analyzed period) increases the VF in this area. In countries with the largest VF of cancer control programs, each additional cancer death averted requires significant additional spending compared to countries with lower funding and higher mortality.