Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iceland: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
9th
Iceland rank
7th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iceland ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7276 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3722 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5036 deaths per 100,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3133 deaths per 100,000 people | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 7th 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.