Argentina vs Colombia: Cancer death rate by age group
Argentina
2.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia
2.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Argentina rank
39th
Colombia rank
41st
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 41st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2487 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5153 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2116 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Argentina or Colombia?
- Argentina, at 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Argentina and Colombia?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 41st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. 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 malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.