Canada vs United States of America: Breast cancer death rate in women
Canada
13.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
13.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
64th
United States of America rank
62nd
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 64th and United States of America ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 26.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 26.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 26.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 23.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8649 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0584 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 13.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2496 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Canada ranks 64th and United States of America ranks 62nd 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.