Belgium vs Japan: Cancer death rate by age group
Belgium
1.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
1.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
58th
Japan rank
61st
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 58th and Japan ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1757 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5948 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3664 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4362 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Belgium or Japan?
- Belgium, at 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Belgium ranks 58th and Japan ranks 61st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.