Brazil vs Denmark: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Brazil
4.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark
4.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
25th
Denmark rank
24th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Denmark ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8391 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5992 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2161 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Brazil or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Brazil and Denmark?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th 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.