What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Germany and Ireland?

0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Germany vs Ireland: Breast cancer death rate in women

Germany

16.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Ireland

17.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Germany rank

27th

Ireland rank

26th

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

Germany
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Germany ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.12 deaths per 100,000 people	28.47 deaths per 100,000 people	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland
2000s	20.19 deaths per 100,000 people	24.1 deaths per 100,000 people	3.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland
2010s	17.96 deaths per 100,000 people	19.66 deaths per 100,000 people	1.7 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland
2020s	16.85 deaths per 100,000 people	18.08 deaths per 100,000 people	1.24 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Germany or Ireland?: Ireland, at 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Germany and Ireland?: 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?: Germany ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th 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.