Brazil vs Norway: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Brazil
4.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Norway
4.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Brazil rank
25th
Norway rank
23rd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Norway ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8575 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6573 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0704 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Brazil or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2016.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Brazil and Norway?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Norway ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.