Chile vs Puerto Rico: Breast cancer death rate in women
Chile
11.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Chile rank
81st
Puerto Rico rank
78th
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Chile
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5681 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 13.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 11.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 11.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4524 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Chile or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Chile ranks 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 78th 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.