Australia vs Canada: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Australia
3.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada
3.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
34th
Canada rank
32nd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Canada ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0085 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0759 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6146 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4421 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2153 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1095 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Australia and Canada?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Australia ranks 34th and Canada ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.