Australia vs Singapore: Breast cancer death rate in women
Australia
12.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
12.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
72nd
Singapore rank
71st
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 12.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 72nd and Singapore ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 22.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 14.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.033 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2363 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Australia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 12.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Australia and Singapore?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Australia ranks 72nd and Singapore ranks 71st 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.