What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Denmark and South Africa?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.

Denmark vs South Africa: Breast cancer death rate in women

Denmark

14.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

South Africa

14.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Denmark rank

47th

South Africa rank

46th

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

Denmark
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 46th of 111 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.77 deaths per 100,000 people	12.57 deaths per 100,000 people	17.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2000s	25.07 deaths per 100,000 people	14.34 deaths per 100,000 people	10.74 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	18.6 deaths per 100,000 people	15.37 deaths per 100,000 people	3.23 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	15.53 deaths per 100,000 people	14.98 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5471 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Denmark or South Africa?: South Africa, at 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Denmark and South Africa?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?: Denmark ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator: Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.