New Zealand vs Slovenia: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
New Zealand
4.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Slovenia
4.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
17th
Slovenia rank
15th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 17th and Slovenia ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6936 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6245 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0487 deaths per 100,000 people | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5084 deaths per 100,000 people | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, New Zealand or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between New Zealand and Slovenia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovenia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Slovenia rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- New Zealand ranks 17th and Slovenia ranks 15th 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.