Norway vs Slovakia: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Norway
4.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Slovakia
4.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
23rd
Slovakia rank
21st
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Norway
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.
Norway ranks 23rd and Slovakia ranks 21st of 111 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8072 deaths per 100,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4958 deaths per 100,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5756 deaths per 100,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Norway or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Norway and Slovakia?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Slovakia rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Norway ranks 23rd and Slovakia ranks 21st 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.