Estonia vs Romania: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Estonia
4.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania
4.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Estonia rank
20th
Romania rank
18th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 20th and Romania ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8573 deaths per 100,000 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0929 deaths per 100,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4429 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2047 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Estonia or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Estonia ranks 20th and Romania ranks 18th 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.