Australia vs Japan: Cancer death rate by age group
Australia
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
62nd
Japan rank
61st
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7834 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7234 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6881 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6487 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4612 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4014 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.897 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Australia and Japan?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 61st 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.