Sweden vs Uruguay: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Sweden
3.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
3.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
31st
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3826 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5338 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.88 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 Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Sweden ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 31st 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.