Australia vs Luxembourg: Breast cancer death rate in women
Australia
12.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
11.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
72nd
Luxembourg rank
75th
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Australia ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 22.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 14.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 12.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Australia, at 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Australia ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. 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 breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.