Japan vs Turkmenistan: Breast cancer death rate in women

Japan
10.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan
10.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Japan rank
89th
Turkmenistan rank
87th

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

  • Japan
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1980s 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6596 deaths per 100,000 people Turkmenistan
1990s 7.79 deaths per 100,000 people 9.04 deaths per 100,000 people 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people Turkmenistan
2000s 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people 10.79 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9993 deaths per 100,000 people Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Japan or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Japan and Turkmenistan?
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
How do Japan and Turkmenistan rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
Japan ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th 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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About this data

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

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