Canada vs Sweden: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Canada
3.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
3.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.524 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.402 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5768 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1505 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0391 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.