Australia vs Serbia: Cancer death rate by age group
Australia
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Serbia
1.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
62nd
Serbia rank
59th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Serbia ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6459 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1213 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4081 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Australia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Australia and Serbia?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Serbia rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Serbia ranks 59th 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.